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| Titre : | Successful treatment of a horse with presumed parasitic encephalitis (2013) |
| Auteurs : | S. Wilford ; R. Weller ; B. Dunkel |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION (vol 25 (12), 2013-12-01) |
| Article en page(s) : | 4p. 601-604 |
| Note générale : | Case report |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : |
Equivoc Anti Inflammatoire ; Cécité ; Cerveau ; Encéphalite ; Inflammation ; Maladie Parasitaire ; Parasite ; Pharmacologie ; Système Nerveux |
| Résumé : | Verminous myeloencephalitis is a rare, but predominately fatal, cause of neurological disease in horses. A 6-year-old mare was admitted to the Royal Veterinary College Equine Referral Hospital following acute onset of depression, central unilateral blindness and compromised vision in the opposited eye. Based on pronounced eosinophilic inflammation detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and diagnostic imaging findings indicating a space-ocupying lesion within the brain, a presumptive diagnosis of aberrant parasitic migration causing parasitic encephalitis was made. Treatment consisted of anti-inflammatories and high doses of an anthelmintic. The horse's condition improved, the neurological deficits and observed space occupying lesion within the brain resolved completely and the mare returned to full work. To the autor's knowledge, this is the first report describing complete recovery from suspected aberrant parasite migration in the CNS and will hopefully encourage treatment of suspected cases in the future. |
| Cote du document numérique : | 15759 |
| Classement cheval : | F04/F19 |
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