Acute neurological signs as the predominant clinical manifestation in four dogs with Angiostrongylus vasorum infections in Denmark

Hanne Birgit Gredal; Jakob Willesen; Henrik Michael Elvang Jensen; Ole Lerberg Nielsen; Annemarie Thuri Kristensen; Jørgen Koch; Rikke K. Kirk; Susanne Elisabeth Pors; Geoff C. Skerritt; Mette Berendt

doi:10.1186/1751-0147-53-43

Acute neurological signs as the predominant clinical manifestation in four dogs with Angiostrongylus vasorum infections in Denmark

Hanne Birgit Gredal, Jakob Willesen, Henrik Michael Elvang Jensen, Ole Lerberg Nielsen, Annemarie Thuri Kristensen, Jørgen Koch, Rikke K. Kirk, Susanne Elisabeth Pors, Geoff C. Skerritt, Mette Berendt

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Four dogs with acute neurological signs caused by haemorrhages in the central nervous system were diagnosed with Angiostrongylus vasorum infection as the underlying aetiology. Two dogs presented with brain lesions, one dog with spinal cord lesions and one with lesions in both the brain and spinal cord. Only one dog presented with concurrent signs of classical pulmonary angiostrongylosis (respiratory distress, cough), and only two dogs displayed overt clinical signs of haemorrhages. Results of coagulation assays were inconsistent. Neurological signs reflected the site of pathology and included seizures, various cranial nerve deficits, vestibular signs, proprioceptive deficits, ataxia and paraplegia. One dog died and three were euthanised due to lack of improvement despite medical treatment. This emphasises canine angiostrongylosis as a potential cause of fatal lesions of the central nervous system and the importance of including A. vasorum as a differential diagnosis in young dogs with acute neurological signs in Denmark.

Original language	English
Journal	Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (Online)
Volume	53
Issue number	43
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0044-605X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-53-43
Publication status	Published - 28 Jun 2011

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Gredal, H. B., Willesen, J., Jensen, H. M. E., Nielsen, O. L., Kristensen, A. T., Koch, J., Kirk, R. K., Pors, S. E., Skerritt, G. C., & Berendt, M. (2011). Acute neurological signs as the predominant clinical manifestation in four dogs with Angiostrongylus vasorum infections in Denmark. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (Online), 53(43). https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-53-43

Acute neurological signs as the predominant clinical manifestation in four dogs with Angiostrongylus vasorum infections in Denmark. / Gredal, Hanne Birgit ; Willesen, Jakob ; Jensen, Henrik Michael Elvang et al.
In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (Online), Vol. 53, No. 43, 28.06.2011.

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