Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
CT-guided drainage helps treat brain abscess in young dog
By Seddon, Kathleen & Stewart, Georgina·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2025·Neurology Department·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Computed tomography-guided drainage of a canine intracerebral abscess.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-week-old female American Bulldog was brought to the vet after suffering a head injury and having seizures. She was very lethargic and showed signs of neurological issues, including a lack of reflexes on one side of her body. A CT scan revealed a fractured skull with an abscess and increased pressure in her brain. After her condition worsened with initial treatment, a CT-guided drainage procedure was performed, which successfully improved her health. Twenty months later, she was still doing well.
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Abstract
An approximately 7-week-old female American Bulldog was presented for head injury and seizures. The dog was obtunded with absent left-sided postural reactions, absent left palpebral reflex, delayed vestibulo-ocular reflex bilaterally, and calvarial hyperesthesia. CT revealed a fragmented, depressed fracture of the right frontal bone, with an associated abscess and evidence of raised intracranial pressure. The dog initially declined on medical management. Following a CT-guided drainage procedure, the dog improved and remained clinically well twenty months later. This is the first report of minimally-invasive sequential CT allowing successful drainage and culture of a canine intracerebral abscess.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39681991/