Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Puppy Great Pyrenees with brain cyst and seizures treated successfully
By Kitagawa, Masato et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2002·Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A canine case of gliosis with cyst formation in the posterior fossa.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-month-old male Great Pyrenees was brought to the vet for convulsions, circling, and a head tilt. An MRI revealed a cyst in his brain, which was causing these symptoms. The vet performed surgery to open the cyst and remove the problematic tissue. After the operation, the puppy recovered well and was diagnosed with gliosis, a condition involving scar tissue in the brain.
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Abstract
A 5-month-old male Great Pyrenees with symptoms of convulsions, circling, and a head tilt was referred to the Animal Medical Center of Nihon University. On a magnetic resonance image (MRI), a cyst in the posterior fossa was noted and a part of the cyst enhanced by gadoteridol. Based on MRI and clinical findings, the patient was tentatively diagnosed with a cyst formation tumor, and an operation to open the cyst and remove the part enhanced by contrast was performed. Postoperatively, the clinical course was good. Pathologically, the removed tissue was diagnosed as a gliosis with cyst formation.
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