Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with muscle twitching and coma caused by aluminum poisoning
By van Toor, A J et al.·Published in The veterinary quarterly·1990·Small Animal Clinic, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aluminium intoxication in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A two-year-old male Barsoi dog was brought to the vet after experiencing muscle twitching and seizures for two weeks, which progressed to weakness in all four legs and coma. The cause was found to be a foreign object in his stomach that contained aluminum. Once the object was removed, the dog's symptoms improved, and his aluminum levels returned to normal. This suggests that the neurological issues were caused by aluminum poisoning.
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Abstract
A two-year-old male Barsoi dog was presented after a two-week period of muscle twitching and convulsions during exercise, which worsened to a state of tetraparesis and coma. Removal of a gastric foreign body, containing aluminium, resolved the presenting signs. Parallel with this clinical recovery the elevated serum levels of aluminium decreased to values of two normal control dogs, suggesting that the neurological signs were due to A1 intoxication.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2270649/