Term
| Cerebellum Clinical Signs |
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Definition
cerebellar ataxia, hypermetria, dysmetria, intention tremors
menace deficits ipsilateral |
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Term
| Cerebellar Cortical Degeneration |
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Definition
lack of metabolic components for cell survival
may represent inappropriate programmed cell death of cerebellar neurons
cerebellar tremors, ataxia, dymetria, menace deficits, nystagmus
progressive worsening of symptoms |
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Term
| Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome |
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Definition
leads to compression of caudal fossa
may/maynot see herniation of cerebellum
can develop syringomyelia due to obstruction of CSF flow from foramen magnum
cervical myelopathy or cerebellovestibular signs |
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Term
| Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome Signs |
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Definition
phantom scratching
neck/calvarium pain
scoliosis
absent menace with intact vision
ventrolateral strabismus
paresis and ataxia |
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Term
| Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome Dx |
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Definition
MRI shows
loss of subararachnoid space at cervicomedullary junction
rostral displacement of caudal cerebellum by occipital bone
caudal cerebellar herniation
kinked appearance of caudal medulla |
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Term
| Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome Tx |
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Definition
decrease CSF production or steroids
gabapentin or pregabalin for pain
surgery |
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Term
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Definition
perinatal infection
causes destruction of external granula layer of cortex
virus likes rapidly dividing cells
cerebellar hypoplasia
can affect one or multiple kittens
no tx |
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Term
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Definition
predilection for cerebellum in young dogs
most common protozoal disease in dogs
transplacental, ingestion of cysts from infected secondary hosts
ingestion of oocytes shed in feces
antibiotic/antiprotozoal |
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Term
| Cerebellum immune mediated |
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Definition
tremors
may see other cerebellar symptoms
tapering doses of steroids |
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Term
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Definition
blood flow in the tissue is insufficient to maintain normal cellular funciton
severe ischemia = ischemic necrosis or infarct |
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Term
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Definition
| leakage of blood flow from rupture of an intracranial blood vessel |
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Term
| Cerebellum immune mediated |
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Definition
tremors
may see other cerebellar symptoms
tapering doses of steroids |
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Term
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Definition
hypertension
hypothyroidism
hypercrotisolism
hyperthyroidism
protein loss via kidney/GI
metastatic disease |
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