Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Polioencephalomyelopathy in a mixed breed dog resembling Leigh's disease.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Chai, Orit et al.
- Affiliation:
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 14-month-old mixed-breed dog was presented with acute onset of exercise intolerance that quickly progressed to quadriparesis. Gross and microscopic autopsy findings indicated a type of degenerative polioencephalomyelopathy resembling subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy in dogs or Leigh's disease in humans. This syndrome has previously been reported only in purebred dogs.
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