Marçal, Valéria Café; Oevermann, Anna; Bley, Tim; Pfister, Patrizia; Miclard, Julien (2008). Hepatic encephalomyelopathy in a calf with congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS). Journal of veterinary science, 9(1), pp. 113-5. Seoul: The Korean Society of Veterinary Science
Full text not available from this repository.A 4-month-old female Holstein Friesian calf was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Berne, Switzerland for evaluation of ataxia, weakness, apathy and stunted growth. Clinical examination revealed generalized ataxia, propioceptive deficits, decreased menace response and sensibility. Postmortem examination did not reveal macroscopic changes of major organs. Histologically, the brain and the spinal cord lesions were characterized by polymicrocavitation, preferentially affecting the white matter fibers at the junction of grey and white matter and by the presence of Alzheimer type II cells. The liver revealed lesions consistent with a congenital portosystemic shunt, characterized by increased numbers of arteriolar profiles and hypoplasia to absence of portal veins. The pathological investigations along with the animal history and clinical signs indicated a hepatic encephalomyelopathy due to a congenital portosystemic shunt.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Animal Pathology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Experimental Clinical Research 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Clinical Neurology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Clinic for Ruminants |
UniBE Contributor: |
Café Marçal, Valéria, Oevermann, Anna, Bley, Tim Hendrik, Pfister, Patrizia, Miclard, Julien |
ISSN: |
1229-845X |
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The Korean Society of Veterinary Science |
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English |
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Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:54 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:16 |
PubMed ID: |
18296896 |
Web of Science ID: |
000253787300016 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/22865 (FactScience: 37375) |
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