Surgical treatment of a cerebral brain abscess in a cat

E.G.H. Wouters; M. Beukers; L.F.H. Theyse

doi:10.3415/VCOT-10-02-0018

Surgical treatment of a cerebral brain abscess in a cat

E.G.H. Wouters, M. Beukers, L.F.H. Theyse

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Abstract A nine-year-old male castrated European Shorthair cat was presented with a six-day history of progressive depression and ataxic gait. Neurological examination revealed depression, absent menace in the left eye, absent pupillary light reflex in the right eye, anisocoria, circling to the right, and delayed proprioception in all limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a space-occupying right temporal lobe lesion adjacent to a small defect in the temporal bone suggestive of a meningo-encephalitis with concurrent abscess formation. The site was surgically approached by a rostrotentorial craniectomy. A cerebral abscess was found and debrided. Histopathological examination of the removed tissue demonstrated a subacute to chronic purulent encephalitis with extensive necrosis of brain tissue. Neurological symptoms resolved completely within two weeks and full recovery was observed four weeks after surgery. PMID:21103648[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-75
Number of pages	4
Journal	Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-10-02-0018
Publication status	Published - 2011

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