Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with brain sewing needle causing vomiting and seizures
By J. Caraty et al.·Published in Veterinary Record Case Reports·2020·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Intracranial sewing needle in a dog
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A one-year-old Maltese dog was brought to the vet for severe vomiting and seizures. A CT scan showed that a sewing needle had accidentally pierced through the dog's throat and into its brain. The vet performed emergency surgery to remove the needle, and the dog recovered well over the next few days. A month later, the dog was doing fine, highlighting the importance of checking for foreign objects when a pet shows signs of digestive issues along with neurological symptoms.
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Abstract
The objective of this clinical case study is to describe the first clinical case of an intracranial sewing needle identified in veterinary medicine and to describe the second case of intracranial foreign body secondary to pharyngeal perforation. A one-year-old Maltese dog with acute haemorrhagical vomiting and seizure was evaluated. A cerebral CT scan revealed the presence of a sewing needle inserted into the nasopharynx, which perforated the caudal cranial fossa through the brainstem, cerebellum and caudal part of the forebrain. An emergency surgery was performed, the needle was removed and the dog recovered well during the following 72 hours. One month after the surgery, the dog was still fine. This clinical case reinforces the possibility of cranial perforation after sharp foreign body ingestion. Intracranial foreign body should be part of the differential diagnosis in dogs when acute digestive signs are associated with acute neurological complications.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/6821cd6b4be279e79b7ac5b1fca0db830d157c9e