Naslov
INTERNAL HYDROCEPHALUS IN BULLDOG BREEDS

Autori
Huber, Doroteja ; Mihoković, Ivana ; Kajin, Filip ; Grabarević, Željko ; Artuković, Branka ; Gudan Kurilj, Andrea ; Šoštarić-Zuckermann, Ivan-Conrado ; Medven Zagradišnik, Lidija ; Hohšteter, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
8th International Congress "Veterinary Science and Profession" Book of Abstracts / Vrbanac, Zoran ; Brkljača Bottegaro, Nika ; Zdolec, Nevijo - Zagreb : Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2019, 150-150

Skup
8. međunarodni kongres Veterinarska znanost i struka

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 10.10.2019. - 12.10.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
internal hydrocephalus, english bulldog, french bulldog, histology, encephalopathy

Sažetak
Hydrocephalus is a pathologic condition of the central nervous system characterised by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cranial cavity. In internal hydrocephalus, the fluid is accumulating in the ventricular system. The brains of 32 bulldogs were investigated by means of a gross and histologic examination. The English Bulldog population included 10 dogs: 2 puppies (< 1 year) and 8 adults (≥ 1 year). The French Bulldog population included 22 dogs: 7 puppies and 15 adult dogs. All clinical data regarding the neurologic status of the animal were collected. The cause of death was determined based on pathologic findings. Internal hydrocephalus was present in 5 English Bulldogs (50% ; 2 puppies and 3 adults). Neurologic signs were not present in any of the dogs with hydrocephalus. Apart from pathologic changes associated with hydrocephalus, no other lesions were noted in the brain. In all of the dogs, the cause of death was not related to hydrocephalus. In the French Bulldog population, internal hydrocephalus was noted in 4 dogs (18.2% ; 1 puppy and 3 adults). Neurologic signs were present in all of the dogs with available clinical data (3 dogs). In 2 of these dogs, the histologic slides of the brain showed pathology associated with hydrocephalus, including dilation of ventricles with thinning of the white matter and subependymal oedema, with the cause of death not related to neurologic pathology. In the other 2 dogs, which were euthanised due to severe and progressive neurologic signs, necrotising leukoencephalitis and necrotising meningoencephalitis were diagnosed, respectively. Internal hydrocephalus is commonly found in brachycephalic breeds, often as an incidental finding on necropsy, which was also shown in this study. In the English Bulldogs, hydrocephalus was more frequently found as an incidental finding not associated with neurologic symptoms or lethal outcome in these animals. Although in 2 French Bulldogs the neurologic pathology led to euthanasia, hydrocephalus found in these dogs was probably a consequence of a primary disease (necrotising encephalitis).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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