Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pony died 5 days after nervous disorder - what happened?
By Dubey, J P & Miller, S·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1986·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis in a pony.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old pony developed a nervous disorder and sadly passed away just five days later. A post-mortem examination showed damage in the brain, specifically in the medulla oblongata, which is responsible for many vital functions. The findings indicated the presence of protozoal organisms, similar to those that cause equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, a serious neurological disease in horses. Unfortunately, the pony did not survive, highlighting the severity of this condition.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old pony died 5 days after the onset of a nervous disorder. Necropsy revealed a yellowish area of discoloration (1.5 by 1 cm) in the medulla oblongata. Microscopically, necrosis and nonsuppurative myeloencephalitis were found in the medulla oblongata. Immature and mature meronts (25 by 10 microns) were seen in neural tissue and in capillaries of the brain stem. Organisms were similar structurally to those seen in equine protozoal myeloencephalitis of horses.
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