Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with swollen nerves causing weakness in all four legs and nerve
By Kobatake, Yui et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2018·Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hypertrophic neuritis causing tetraparesis in a cat.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old male cat suddenly had trouble walking and showed weakness in all four legs. He also had issues with his autonomic nervous system, which controls things like heart rate and digestion. Despite treatment, the cat sadly passed away after 10 days. A postmortem exam revealed inflammation in the nerves, which was similar to a known condition called hypertrophic neuritis that affects the nerves in the limbs. This case was unusual because it also involved the nerves that control automatic body functions.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old castrated male cat presented with acute ataxia and paresis in all four limbs. The cat also exhibited signs of autonomic nervous system impairment. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed swelling of the brachial plexuses bilaterally. Despite treatment, the cat died after 10 days of treatment. A postmortem examination revealed swollen radial nerves and cervical nerve roots in which infiltration of inflammatory cells was histologically confirmed. Additionally, lymphocytic infiltration was found around the blood vessels of the sciatic nerve bundle and the vagus nerve. Histological features were comparable to previously reported brachial plexus hypertrophic neuritis in a cat. Our case was unique in that the autonomic nerves were also involved in addition to the somatic nerves in all four limbs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29925717/