Congenital diplomyelia and hydromyelia in two calves
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2017-08-13
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Hut, Peter Reit
Vos, Peter
Hooijer, G.A.
De Neck, Simon M
Jurgens, Ben
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Abstract
We describe two clinical cases of diplomyelia with hydromyelia in newborn calves. Both animals presented clinical signs of a general proprioceptive ataxia affecting the pelvic limbs. The most clear finding during clinical examination of the animals was an unilateral (case 1) or bilateral (case 2) absent patellar reflex. Only the second case was serologically tested positive for Schmallenberg virus, which is not a very likely aetiology. The cause of the spinal cord lesions in both calves remains unknown.
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calves, ataxia, diplomyelia, hydromyelia, Taverne, General Neuroscience
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Hut, P R, Vos, P L A M, Hooijer, G A, de Neck, S M & Jurgens, B 2017, 'Congenital diplomyelia and hydromyelia in two calves', Veterinary Record Case Reports, vol. 2017, no. 5, e000489. https://doi.org/10.1136/ vetreccr-2017-000489