Ischaemic encephalopathy and focal granulomatous meningoencephalitis in the cat |
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| Authors: | F. A. ZAKI L. A. NAFE |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Pathology and Medicine, The Animal Medical Center, 510 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10021, U.S.A.;*Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La 70803, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Three cats were presented with neurological deficits compatible with cerebral disease. Two of the cats had temporal lobe infarction diagnosed as ischaemic encephalopathy; one cat had granulomatous inflammation, diagnosed as focal granulomatous meningoencephalitis. In all three cases the lesions were characterized by necrotic, cavitated areas. Vascular insult was the cause of the ischaemic encephalopathy and the focal granulomatous meningoencephalitis may have been caused by feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) virus. An infectious aetiology, possibly FIP virus, is proposed for the ischaemic encephalopathy. A relationship between these two neurological diseases may exist. |
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