Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with brainstem bleeding after seizures treated with surgery
By Adamo, P Filippo et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2005·Department of Medical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Subdural hematoma of the brainstem in a dog: magnetic resonance findings and treatment.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old spayed female Dalmatian was brought in for neck pain and eye bleeding after having a history of seizures. An MRI showed a mass pressing on her brainstem, which was surgically removed and identified as a hematoma (a collection of blood). After the surgery, the dog's neurological symptoms completely disappeared, indicating a successful outcome. It seems that the hematoma was likely caused by trauma during her seizure episodes.
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Abstract
An 8-year-old, spayed female Dalmatian with a history of seizures was evaluated for cervical pain and bilateral scleral hemorrhages. Diagnostic evaluations revealed a mass displacing the ventral brainstem on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The mass was surgically removed and histologically confirmed to be a hematoma. The dog's neurological signs resolved completely after surgery. Although extradural, subdural, subarachnoid, and intraparenchymal hemorrhages have been reported in dogs and cats, this is the first known report of a subdural hematoma of the ventral brainstem in a dog. On the basis of the history and the appearance of the subdural hematoma on MRI, a traumatic event during the seizure episodes was considered the most likely cause of the subdural hematoma in this case.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16267065/