Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with brain abscess causing depression and unsteady walk
By Wouters, E G H et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2011·Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical treatment of a cerebral brain abscess in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male European Shorthair cat was brought to the vet after showing signs of depression and difficulty walking for six days. The vet found that the cat had serious neurological issues, including problems with its eyes and coordination. An MRI revealed a brain abscess, which is an infection in the brain. The cat underwent surgery to remove the abscess, and after two weeks, its neurological symptoms improved completely. By four weeks post-surgery, the cat had fully recovered and was back to normal.
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Abstract
A nine-year-old male castrated European Shorthair cat was presented with a six-day history of progressive depression and ataxic gait. Neurological examination revealed depression, absent menace in the left eye, absent pupillary light reflex in the right eye, anisocoria, circling to the right, and delayed proprioception in all limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a space-occupying right temporal lobe lesion adjacent to a small defect in the temporal bone suggestive of a meningo-encephalitis with concurrent abscess formation. The site was surgically approached by a rostrotentorial craniectomy. A cerebral abscess was found and debrided. Histopathological examination of the removed tissue demonstrated a subacute to chronic purulent encephalitis with extensive necrosis of brain tissue. Neurological symptoms resolved completely within two weeks and full recovery was observed four weeks after surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21103648/