Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with head tilt and unsteady walk diagnosed with cerebellar cystic
By Bagley, R S et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2000·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cerebellar cystic meningioma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old male mixed-breed Labrador retriever was brought to the vet because he had been showing signs of incoordination and a head tilt for about three months. The dog had trouble with balance and movement, particularly on the left side. After imaging tests, the vet found a fluid-filled mass in the brain, diagnosed as a cystic meningioma (a type of brain tumor). Unfortunately, the location of this tumor was unusual, and treatment options may be limited.
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Abstract
A 21-kg, seven-year-old, male, mixed-breed Labrador retriever was admitted for incoordination and a head tilt of approximately three months' duration. Ataxia was noted of the trunk and limbs, and there was a head tilt to the right side. Conscious proprioceptive deficits were present in the left thoracic and pelvic limbs (i.e., hemiparesis). These abnormalities were consistent with paradoxical vestibular syndrome and a lesion involving the caudal cerebellar peduncle. A mass lesion consisting primarily of fluid was present on magnetic resonance imaging and at craniectomy. Histopathological diagnosis was a cystic meningioma. Based upon previous reports and experience, the location of this tumor was unusual.
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