Neuroaxonal Dystrophy in a mule: first case reported

Autor: L.F.A. Toledo, H.L. Jerdy, P.C.A.R. Silva, E.C.Q. Carvalho, D.A.B. Lessa
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Vol 71, Iss 4, Pp 1327-1330 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4162
DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-10375
Popis: ABSTRACT A 12-month-old mule (sterile hybrid equine species) presented unspecific neurological changes (symmetric ataxia, dysmetria, conscious proprioceptive deficit and weakness). Due to poor prognosis and to the fact that a sibling from the previous generation exhibited similar clinical signs that were not definitively diagnosed, the animal was euthanized. Diagnosis of neuroaxonal dystrophy was confirmed by anatomohistopathological analysis. This is the first clinical case of neuronal dystrophy in a mule reported in the world. The clinical and histopathological characteristics of this disease were very similar to those reported for several equine breeds. Therefore, the disease should also be considered in the diagnosis of neurological conditions in mules and donkeys.
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