Congenital hydrocephalus in dog: revision of literature and report of a clinical case

Authors

  • Mary Marcondes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Botucatu, SP
  • Maria Lúcia Zaidan Dagli Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Masao Iwasaki
  • Irvênia Luiza de Santis Prada Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.1992.51959

Keywords:

Hydrocephalus (dogs), Central Nervous System diseases, Cerebrospinal fluid

Abstract

A brief revision is made about the physiopathology of hydrocephalus, and its implication to the clinical diagnosis. Congenital hydrocephalus is reported in a 50 day old female Chihuahua. The dog had an enlarged head, incoordination, falling, intention tremors and irritability. A ventriculography indicated a gross distention of the lateral ventricles. The cerebral cortex was thin, but with its architecture preserved. The cerebral aqueduct and 4th ventricle were not dilated. There were no signs of inflammatory reaction or stenosis on the histological sections, but based on the macroscopic observations it was possible to conclude that the malformation was in the interventricular foramina.

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Published

1992-06-01

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (1992)

Section

ANIMAL PATHOLOGY

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How to Cite

1.
Marcondes M, Dagli MLZ, Iwasaki M, Prada IL de S. Congenital hydrocephalus in dog: revision of literature and report of a clinical case. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 1992 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 2];29(1):105-12. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/51959