Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with sudden paralysis and high blood pressure in Siberian Husky
By Musteata, Mihai et al.·Published in The veterinary quarterly·2020·Department of Internal Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis with secondary arterial hypertension in a 5-year-old male Siberian Husky.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male Siberian Husky was brought in because he was having trouble walking and had high blood pressure. The dog was diagnosed with acute canine idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis (a nerve condition) and secondary high blood pressure. The veterinarian treated the high blood pressure with a medication called amlodipine, but it took 51 days for the dog's blood pressure to stabilize as he gradually regained his ability to walk. This case highlights the importance of monitoring blood pressure in dogs with this nerve condition, as it can affect their recovery.
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Abstract
Acute canine idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis (ACIP) is one of the most common generalised neuromuscular diseases affecting dogs. In this report, we describe a 5-year-old, 25-kg, male, intact, Siberian Husky dog with ACIP with secondary induced arterial hypertension {systolic blood pressure [mean (m) ± standard deviation (sd)], 214 ± 19 mmHg; mean blood pressure (m ± sd), 164 ± 6.36 mmHg; and diastolic blood pressure (m ± sd), 137 ± 0.7 mmHg} and sinus tachycardia. Heart rate variability analysis indicated decreased vagal activity (low root-mean-square values of successive RR interval differences and percentages of the RR intervals differing by more than 50 ms in the entire recording) and predominance of sympathetic activity. Arterial hypertension was treated with amlodipine but remained greater than the upper limit for 51 days until the dog recovered ambulation. This is the first case report of ACIP and secondary arterial hypertension in a dog. Routine blood pressure measurements should be included in the monitoring of patients with ACIP if arterial hypertension might interfere with patient prognosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32886034/