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Res Vet Sci ; 165: 105043, 2023 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37856943

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This investigate goals are to establish the utility of brain-specific biomarkers (GFAP and S100B) in vivo and to assess the brain damage in C. cerebralis-infected goats using histopathological and immunopathological methods. The animal material of the study consisted of 10 healthy and 20 Coenurus cerebralis infected female hair goats. Serum GFAP and S100B concentrations were measured to determine brain damage. Serum S100B (p < 0.037), GFAP (p < 0.012), urea (p < 0.045), GGT (p < 0.001) and ALT (p < 0.001) concentrations in the C.cerebralis group were significantly higher than the control group. There was no significant difference between the C.cerebralis group and the control group for hsTnI (p > 0.078), creatinine (p > 0.099) and CK-MB (p > 0.725). In the histopathological examination, pressure atrophy and related inflammatory changes were observed due to mechanical damage of the parasite. Immunohistochemical examinations revealed that the parasite stimulated inflammation with the expression of TNF-α and caused DNA damage with the expression of 8-OHdG. As a result, when the data collected for this study are assessed as a whole, it is thought that the use of brainspecific GFAP and S100B biomarkers may be beneficial in determining brain damage in naturally infected hair goats with C.cerebralis. Changes in the levels of brain-specific biomarkers contribute significantly to determining the prognosis of the disease in vivo. Measurement of GFAP and S100B concentrations from serum offers an important alternative to the CSF method.


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Lesões Encefálicas , Infecções por Cestoides , Doenças das Cabras , Feminino , Animais , Infecções por Cestoides/parasitologia , Infecções por Cestoides/patologia , Infecções por Cestoides/veterinária , Cabras/parasitologia , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Encéfalo/patologia , Biomarcadores , DNA , Doenças das Cabras/parasitologia
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J Vet Intern Med ; 37(4): 1428-1437, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37316975

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BACKGROUND: Global hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (GHIBI) results in variable degrees of neurological dysfunction. Limited data exists to guide prognostication on likelihood of functional recovery. HYPOTHESIS: Prolonged duration of hypoxic-ischemic insult and absence of neurological improvement in the first 72 hours are negative prognostic indicators. ANIMALS: Ten clinical cases with GHIBI. METHODS: Retrospective case series describing 8 dogs and 2 cats with GHIBI, including clinical signs, treatment, and outcome. RESULTS: Six dogs and 2 cats experienced cardiopulmonary arrest or anesthetic complication in a veterinary hospital and were promptly resuscitated. Seven showed progressive neurological improvement within 72 hours of the hypoxic-ischemic insult. Four fully recovered and 3 had residual neurological deficits. One dog presented comatose after resuscitation at the primary care practice. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed diffuse cerebral cortical swelling and severe brainstem compression and the dog was euthanized. Two dogs suffered out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest, secondary to a road traffic accident in 1 and laryngeal obstruction in the other. The first dog was euthanized after MRI that identified diffuse cerebral cortical swelling with severe brainstem compression. In the other dog, spontaneous circulation was recovered after 22 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, the dog remained blind, disorientated, and ambulatory tetraparetic with vestibular ataxia and was euthanized 58 days after presentation. Histopathological examination of the brain confirmed severe diffuse cerebral and cerebellar cortical necrosis. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Duration of hypoxic-ischemic insult, diffuse brainstem involvement, MRI features, and rate of neurological recovery could provide indications of the likelihood of functional recovery after GHIBI.


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Lesões Encefálicas , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar , Doenças do Cão , Parada Cardíaca , Cães , Animais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/veterinária , Parada Cardíaca/terapia , Parada Cardíaca/veterinária , Encéfalo/patologia , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico , Doenças do Cão/terapia , Doenças do Cão/patologia
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J Equine Vet Sci ; 126: 104490, 2023 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37031927

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A plasma biomarker such as ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL-1) to distinguish neonatal encephalopathy (NE) from other disorders and provide prognostic information would be useful for equine practitioners. In this prospective study, plasma UCHL-1 was measured in 331 hospitalized foals ≤4 days of age. Clinical diagnoses of neonatal encephalopathy only (NE group, n = 77), sepsis only (Sepsis group, n = 34), concurrent sepsis and NE (NE+Sepsis group, n = 85), or neither sepsis nor NE (Other group, n = 101) were made by the attending veterinarian. Plasma UCHL-1 concentrations were measured by ELISA. Differences between clinical diagnoses groups were evaluated and receiver operator curve (ROC) analysis was performed to assess diagnostic and prognostic performance. Median admission UCHL-1 concentration was significantly higher for NE (18.22 ng/mL; 7.93-37.43) and NE+Sepsis (17.42 ng/mL; 7.67-36.24) groups than Other foals (7.77 ng/mL; 3.92-22.76). Admission UCHL-1 was significantly higher in nonsurvivors (16.66 ng/mL; 6.89-34.84) than survivors (10.27 ng/mL; 5.82-29.94). Overall diagnostic performance of admission UCHL-1 concentration for NE diagnosis was determined (AUC 0.61; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.55-0.68); sensitivity and specificity for predicting NE were 73% and 49% respectively. Overall prognostic performance of time to lowest UCHL-1 concentration for predicting nonsurvival was determined (AUC 0.72; 95% CI = 0.65-0.79); sensitivity and specificity were 86% and 43% respectively. In this foal population, differences in plasma UCHL-1 concentrations were observed between foals with NE or NE with sepsis, and other diagnoses. The diagnostic and prognostic value of admission UCHL-1 concentration was limited.


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Lesões Encefálicas , Sepse , Animais , Cavalos , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Estudos Prospectivos , Biomarcadores , Sepse/diagnóstico , Sepse/veterinária , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária
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Acta cir. bras ; 37(6): e370606, 2022. graf, ilus
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1402960

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Purpose: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is still a major public health problem, with high mortality and disability. Ulinastatin (UTI) was purified from human urine and has been reported to be anti-inflammatory, organ protective, and antioxidative stress. However, the neuroprotection of UTI in ICH has not been confirmed, and the potential mechanism is unclear. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the neuroprotection and potential molecular mechanisms of UTI in ICH-induced early brain injury in a C57BL/6 mouse model. Methods: The neurological score, brain water content, neuroinflammatory cytokine levels, oxidative stress levels, and neuronal damage were evaluated. Results: UTI treatment markedly increased the neurological score, alleviated brain edema, decreased the levels of the inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß), IL-6, and NF-κB, decreased the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), and upregulated the levels of glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and Nrf2. This finding indicated that UTI-mediated inhibition of neuroinflammation and oxidative stress alleviated neuronal damage after ICH. The neuroprotective capacity of UTI is partly dependent on the ROS/MAPK/Nrf2 signaling pathway. Conclusions: UTI improves neurological outcomes in mice and reduces neuronal death by protecting against neural neuroinflammation and oxidative stress.


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Animais , Camundongos , Inibidores de Proteases/administração & dosagem , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Hemorragia Cerebral/veterinária , Estresse Oxidativo , Doenças Neuroinflamatórias
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Med. intensiva (Madr., Ed. impr.) ; 43(6): 362-372, ago.-sept. 2019. ilus, tab
Artigo em Espanhol | IBECS | ID: ibc-183255

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El traumatismo craneoencefálico (TCE) es una de las patologías más importantes en la actualidad, ya que afecta a un alto porcentaje de individuos de todas las edades. A pesar de los avances en el campo del diagnóstico, la monitorización y el tratamiento del TCE, quedan importantes cuestiones sin resolver alrededor de la fisiopatología de este tipo de traumatismo. Con el fin de profundizar en dicho conocimiento y poder evaluar y aplicar un posible tratamiento que resulte eficaz para estos pacientes, se han desarrollado diferentes modelos experimentales que simulan los mecanismos de acción y el cuadro clínico del TCE. A su vez, cada modelo representa un determinado tipo de traumatismo y evalúa un aspecto concreto de la cascada fisiopatológica desencadenada tras el TCE. El objetivo de este trabajo es detallar los principales modelos experimentales que abordan la lesión cerebral tras un TCE, así como su potencial traslación a la práctica clínica diaria


Traumatic brain Injury (TBI) is a major public healthcare concern, affecting people of all ages. Despite advances in the diagnosis, monitoring and clinical management of TBI, many unresolved questions remain regarding its physiopathology. In an attempt to understand the pathological features of TBI and to evaluate single potential therapeutic strategies, various animal models have been developed to simulate the mechanisms of action and the clinical manifestations of TBI patients. In turn, each model represents a specific type of trauma and evaluates a specific physiopathological aspect of the cascade triggered as a result of TBI. This review describes the main experimental models currently available referred to TBI and their possible application to the clinical setting


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Animais , Modelos Animais , Traumatismos Cranianos Penetrantes/veterinária , Técnicas In Vitro/instrumentação , Lesões Encefálicas Traumáticas/fisiopatologia , Técnicas In Vitro/métodos , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária
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PLoS One ; 14(2): e0213200, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30818392

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Population reduction or eradication of domestic or non-domestic species may be required to address their impacts on the environment, other species, or human interests. Firearms are often used to accomplish these practical management objectives, and there is increased concern that the methods used may compromise animal welfare. We document the accuracy and humaneness of gunshot placement to the brain and cervical vertebrae of Philippine deer (Rusa marianna) on Guam during depopulation activities as a model for meeting AVMA standards of euthanasia under field conditions (e.g., animal is not in hand). Deer were shot with a .223 caliber rifle from 10-125 m and approached immediately (<20 s) for assessment. A subset of adult deer was further evaluated for physiological responses including cessation of heart rate, respiration, ocular reflexes, and post-mortem spasms. All deer shot in the brain (n = 132) and upper cervical spine (C1-C3; n = 18) died immediately due to the destruction of the brain or spinal tissue. Shot placements were all within 1.9 cm of the point of aim (i.e., the center of the target region). The accuracy and immediate insensibility resulting from targeting of C1-C3 demonstrates that this is an alternative target site when animal positioning is not optimal for targeting the brain, or there is a need to preserve brain tissue (e.g., Chronic Wasting Disease testing). While targeting of C4 -C7 vertebrae (n = 6) was accurate and resulted in immediate incapacitation, the failure to produce immediate insensibility does not support the use of this shot placement when upper cervical or brain shot placement is an option. It is reasonable to achieve sufficient accuracy to target the brain or upper cervical vertebrae of deer under field conditions and meet standards of euthanasia while accomplishing management objectives.


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Bem-Estar do Animal , Cervos , Eutanásia Animal/métodos , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Vértebras Cervicais/diagnóstico por imagem , Vértebras Cervicais/lesões , Ecossistema , Armas de Fogo , Guam , Humanos , Espécies Introduzidas , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Stapp Car Crash J ; 63: 65-82, 2019 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32311052

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An anatomically detailed rhesus monkey brain FE model was developed to simulate in vivo responses of the brain of sub-human primates subjected to rotational accelerations resulting in diffuse axonal injury (DAI). The material properties used in the monkey model are those in the GHBMC 50th percentile male head model (Global Human Body Model Consortium). The angular loading simulations consisted of coronal, oblique and sagittal plane rotations with the center of rotation in neck to duplicate experimental conditions. Maximum principal strain (MPS) and Cumulative strain damage measure (CSDM) were analyzed for various white matter structures such as the cerebrum subcortical white matter, corpus callosum and brainstem. The MPS in coronal rotation were 45% to 54% higher in the brainstem, 8% to 48% higher in the corpus callosum, 13% to 22% higher in the white matter when compared to those in oblique and sagittal rotations, suggesting that more severe DAI was expected from coronal and oblique rotations as compared to that from sagittal rotation. The level 1+ DAI was associated with 1.3 to 1.42 MPS and 50% CSDM (0.5) responses in the brainstem, corpus callosum and cerebral white matter. The mass scaling method, sometimes referred to as Holbourn's inverse 2/3 power law, used for development of human brain injury criterion was evaluated to understand the effect of geometrical and anatomical differences between human and animal head. Based on simulations conducted with the animal and human models in three different planes - sagittal, coronal and horizontal - the scaling from animal to human models are not supported due to lack of geometrical similitude between the animal and human brains. Thus, the scaling method used in the development of brain injury criterion for rotational acceleration/velocity is unreliable.


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Lesões Encefálicas , Lesão Axonal Difusa , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Animais , Encéfalo , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Análise de Elementos Finitos , Cabeça , Humanos , Masculino , Movimento , Primatas , Rotação
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Sci Rep ; 7(1): 11452, 2017 09 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28904346

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The tremendous increases in production of plastic materials has led to an accumulation of plastic pollution worldwide. Many studies have addressed the physical effects of large-sized plastics on organisms, whereas few have focused on plastic nanoparticles, despite their distinct chemical, physical and mechanical properties. Hence our understanding of their effects on ecosystem function, behaviour and metabolism of organisms remains elusive. Here we demonstrate that plastic nanoparticles reduce survival of aquatic zooplankton and penetrate the blood-to-brain barrier in fish and cause behavioural disorders. Hence, for the first time, we uncover direct interactions between plastic nanoparticles and brain tissue, which is the likely mechanism behind the observed behavioural disorders in the top consumer. In a broader perspective, our findings demonstrate that plastic nanoparticles are transferred up through a food chain, enter the brain of the top consumer and affect its behaviour, thereby severely disrupting the function of natural ecosystems.


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Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Doenças dos Peixes/etiologia , Cadeia Alimentar , Nanopartículas , Plásticos , Animais , Poluição Ambiental , Mortalidade , Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Am J Vet Res ; 78(2): 151-157, 2017 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28140642

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OBJECTIVE To use MRI and CT to compare the amount of tissue damage (soft tissue and bone) to the heads of goats after administration of a nonpenetrating or penetrating captive bolt. ANIMALS Cadavers of twelve 1- to 5-year-old mixed-breed goats that had been euthanized with an overdose of pentobarbital as part of an unrelated study. PROCEDURES Cadavers were randomly assigned to receive a nonpenetrating (n = 6) or penetrating (6) captive bolt. The head of 1 cadaver was imaged via CT and MRI. The muzzle of a device designed to administer either a penetrating or nonpenetrating captive bolt was then placed flush on the dorsal midline of each head at the level of the external occipital protuberance (poll) and aimed downward toward the cranialmost portion of the intermandibular space, and the assigned bolt was administered. Heads were removed, and CT and MRI of each head were performed. After imaging, each skull was transected along the sagittal plane to permit gross evaluation of central nervous tissue and obtain digital photographic images. In addition, 1 head that received a nonpenetrating captive bolt was further evaluated via blunt dissection and removal of adnexa from the external surface of the calvarium. RESULTS MRI, CT, and dissection of skulls revealed severe skeletal and soft tissue damage after impact with the penetrating and nonpenetrating captive bolts. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The nonpenetrating captive bolt appeared to cause damage similar to that of the penetrating captive bolt in the cranium and soft tissues of the head in caprine cadavers. This damage suggested that administration of a nonpenetrating captive bolt as described here may be an acceptable method of euthanasia in goats.


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Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Eutanásia Animal , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/veterinária , Ferimentos não Penetrantes/veterinária , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia , Cabras , Distribuição Aleatória , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/diagnóstico por imagem , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/patologia , Ferimentos não Penetrantes/diagnóstico por imagem , Ferimentos não Penetrantes/patologia
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Aust Vet J ; 93(10): 377-80, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26412120

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CASE REPORT: A 3.5-year-old spayed female Domestic Shorthair cat was evaluated for new onset seizures and lateralising signs indicative of a lesion in the right prosencephalon. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the head revealed hypoplasia of the right cerebral hemisphere and changes in the overlying cranium, including hyperostosis and expansion of the diploic space, resulting in an increased pneumatisation of the rostral bones of the cranium. A congenital injury to the cerebral hemisphere and secondary changes of the cranium in response to the decreased brain parenchyma was presumed. Similar changes have been previously recognised in human patients with unilateral anomalies of the cerebral hemispheres, termed Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS). CONCLUSION: The case presented is the first clinical and imaging description of a cat with a syndrome that closely resembles DDMS in humans. The description of the syndrome allows recognition of an additional differential for seizures in a young patient and informs the clinician of the imaging characteristics of the cranium seen with early loss of brain parenchyma.


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Encefalopatias/veterinária , Encéfalo/anormalidades , Doenças do Gato/diagnóstico , Convulsões/veterinária , Animais , Anticonvulsivantes/administração & dosagem , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encefalopatias/diagnóstico , Encefalopatias/tratamento farmacológico , Lesões Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Lesões Encefálicas/tratamento farmacológico , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Doenças do Gato/congênito , Doenças do Gato/tratamento farmacológico , Gatos , Feminino , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/veterinária , Fenobarbital/administração & dosagem , Convulsões/congênito , Convulsões/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/veterinária , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Am Vet Med Assoc ; 246(11): 1222-9, 2015 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25970219

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OBJECTIVE: To review results of MRI performed within 48 hours after head trauma in dogs and identify associations between MRI findings and outcome. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 18 dogs that underwent MRI within 48 hours after known head trauma. PROCEDURES: Medical records were reviewed for information on signalment, history, clinical findings, MRI findings, treatment, and outcome. RESULTS: 2 dogs were euthanized, 1 died, and 1 had major persistent deficits. The remaining 14 dogs had a good outcome, including 9 that recovered completely and 5 that had minor persistent deficits. The most common MRI abnormalities were intra-axial changes (n = 13) and extra-axial hemorrhage (13). Intra-axial changes were best seen on T2-weighted and fluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) images. A mass effect was detected in 9 dogs, 6 of which had a midline shift (mean, 2.18 mm). Three dogs had transtentorial herniation, and 2 had transcranial herniation. Extra-axial hemorrhage was best seen on FLAIR images. The most common location was subdural, with subdural extra-axial hemorrhage most often seen on the same side as the injury. Epidural hemorrhage was seen in 2 dogs. The affected area was larger in these dogs than in dogs with subdural hemorrhage. One dog required surgery and the other was euthanized. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggested that in dogs with acute (< 48 hours' duration) head trauma, T2-weighted and FLAIR images provided the most diagnostic information. Dogs with injuries affecting the caudal fossa or affecting both the rostral and caudal fossae typically had poorer outcomes.


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Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Traumatismos Craniocerebrais/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/veterinária , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia , Traumatismos Craniocerebrais/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças do Cão/patologia , Cães , Feminino , Masculino , Radiografia , Fatores de Tempo
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Dev Neuropsychol ; 40(1): 34-9, 2015 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25649778

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Balance and bispectral index metrics were evaluated in piglets following focal and diffuse brain injury. A significant decrease in bispectral index existed at 24 hours after diffuse brain injury, but not after focal injury. Postural sway increased at 1-6 hours after both focal and diffuse injuries.


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Lesões Encefálicas/fisiopatologia , Sedação Consciente , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Equilíbrio Postural , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Buprenorfina/administração & dosagem , Injeções Intramusculares , Desempenho Psicomotor/fisiologia , Tempo de Reação , Suínos
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc ; 51(2): 114-8, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25695556

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An 8 yr old spayed female Yorkshire terrier was referred for evaluation of progressive neurological signs after a routine dental prophylaxis with tooth extractions. The patient was circling to the left and blind in the right eye with right hemiparesis. Neurolocalization was to the left forebrain. MRI revealed a linear tract extending from the caudal oropharynx, through the left retrobulbar space and frontal lobe, into the left parietal lobe. A small skull fracture was identified in the frontal bone through which the linear tract passed. Those findings were consistent with iatrogenic trauma from slippage of a dental elevator during extraction of tooth 210. The dog was treated empirically with clindamycin. The patient regained most of its normal neurological function within the first 4 mo after the initial injury. Although still not normal, the dog has a good quality of life. Traumatic brain injury is a rarely reported complication of extraction. Care must be taken while performing dental cleaning and tooth extraction, especially of the maxillary premolar and molar teeth to avoid iatrogenic damage to surrounding structures.


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Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/etiologia , Extração Dentária/veterinária , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/etiologia , Doenças do Cão/patologia , Cães , Feminino , Doença Iatrogênica/veterinária , Extração Dentária/efeitos adversos
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Pract Neurol ; 15(3): 233-5, 2015 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25670870

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The menace reflex (blink reflex to visual threat) tests visual processing at the bedside in patients who cannot participate in normal visual field testing. We reviewed a collection of recently discovered historical movies showing the experiments of the Dutch physiologist Gysbertus Rademaker (1887-1957), exploring the anatomy of this reflex by making cerebral lesions in dogs. The experiments show not only that the menace reflex is cortically mediated, but also that lesions outside the visual cortex can abolish the reflex. Therefore, although often erroneously used in this way, an absent menace does not always indicate a visual field deficit.


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Piscadela/fisiologia , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia , Lesões Encefálicas/fisiopatologia , Medo , Córtex Visual/patologia , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/história , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Cães , História do Século XIX , História do Século XX , Humanos , Campos Visuais/fisiologia
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Vet Rec ; 176(1): 20, 2015 Jan 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25200430

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Traumatic brain injury is an important cause of hypopituitarism in human beings, but limited information exists in the veterinary literature regarding this condition. The primary study objective was to investigate whether hypothalamic-anterior pituitary axis dysfunction exists following traumatic brain injury in 17 client owned dogs. In this retrospective, observational, open, cohort study, information about dogs presented to four separate referral centres between April 2008 and October 2013 was reviewed. Cases were included if they had suffered from non-fatal traumatic brain injury, resulting in neurological dysfunction, and follow-up evaluation included measurement of the serum concentration of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), endogenous adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), basal cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone, total thyroxine (TT4) and, if appropriate, free thyroxine. Decreased IGF-1 concentration was the most common abnormality detected (7/17, 41 per cent; median 132 ng/ml, range <15-536), followed by a decreased TT4 concentration (4/17, 23 per cent; median 19, range 4-49). Basal cortisol concentration was less than 20 nmol/l in two cases (2/17, 12 per cent; median 65, range <20-1735), with concurrently undetectable ACTH (<5 pg/ml). This study demonstrates that dogs with a history of traumatic brain injury can develop endocrine abnormalities indicative of hypothalamic-anterior pituitary dysfunction.


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Hormônio Adrenocorticotrópico/deficiência , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Hipopituitarismo/veterinária , Hormônio Adrenocorticotrópico/sangue , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/complicações , Cães , Feminino , Hipopituitarismo/etiologia , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos
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PLoS One ; 9(11): e112402, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25379714

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BACKGROUND: The onset of mechanical ventilation is a critical time for the initiation of cerebral white matter (WM) injury in preterm neonates, particularly if they are inadvertently exposed to high tidal volumes (VT) in the delivery room. Protective ventilation strategies at birth reduce ventilation-induced lung and brain inflammation and injury, however its efficacy in a compromised newborn is not known. Chorioamnionitis is a common antecedent of preterm birth, and increases the risk and severity of WM injury. We investigated the effects of high VT ventilation, after chorioamnionitis, on preterm lung and WM inflammation and injury, and whether a protective ventilation strategy could mitigate the response. METHODS: Pregnant ewes (n = 18) received intra-amniotic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 2 days before delivery, instrumentation and ventilation at 127±1 days gestation. Lambs were either immediately euthanased and used as unventilated controls (LPSUVC; n = 6), or were ventilated using an injurious high VT strategy (LPSINJ; n = 5) or a protective ventilation strategy (LPSPROT; n = 7) for a total of 90 min. Mean arterial pressure, heart rate and cerebral haemodynamics and oxygenation were measured continuously. Lungs and brains underwent molecular and histological assessment of inflammation and injury. RESULTS: LPSINJ lambs had poorer oxygenation than LPSPROT lambs. Ventilation requirements and cardiopulmonary and systemic haemodynamics were not different between ventilation strategies. Compared to unventilated lambs, LPSINJ and LPSPROT lambs had increases in pro-inflammatory cytokine expression within the lungs and brain, and increased astrogliosis (p<0.02) and cell death (p<0.05) in the WM, which were equivalent in magnitude between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Ventilation after acute chorioamnionitis, irrespective of strategy used, increases haemodynamic instability and lung and cerebral inflammation and injury. Mechanical ventilation is a potential contributor to WM injury in infants exposed to chorioamnionitis.


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Lesões Encefálicas/fisiopatologia , Corioamnionite/fisiopatologia , Lesão Pulmonar/fisiopatologia , Nascimento Prematuro/fisiopatologia , Respiração Artificial/métodos , Doenças dos Ovinos/fisiopatologia , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Corioamnionite/veterinária , Feminino , Expressão Gênica , Proteína Glial Fibrilar Ácida/metabolismo , Hemodinâmica/fisiologia , Imuno-Histoquímica , Mediadores da Inflamação/metabolismo , Interleucina-1beta/genética , Interleucina-6/genética , Interleucina-8/genética , Lesão Pulmonar/veterinária , Gravidez , Nascimento Prematuro/veterinária , Respiração Artificial/veterinária , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Ovinos
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Vet Res Commun ; 38(4): 297-305, 2014 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25178417

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Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is frequently encountered in veterinary practice in companion animals, livestock and horses, inflicted head injury is a common method of euthanasia in domestic livestock, and malicious head trauma can lead to forensic investigation, the pathology of TBI has generally received little attention in the veterinary literature. This review highlights the pathology and pathogenesis of cerebral lesions produced by blunt, non-missile and penetrating, missile head injuries as an aid to the more accurate diagnosis of neurotrauma cases. If more cases of TBI in animals that result in fatality or euthanasia are subjected to rigorous neuropathological examination, this will lead to a better understanding of the nature and development of brain lesions in these species, rather than extrapolating data from human studies.


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Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Animais , Encéfalo/patologia , Lesões Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia
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J Vet Intern Med ; 28(4): 1256-62, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24814522

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BACKGROUND: The prognostic value of early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in dogs after traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains unclear. OBJECTIVES: Determine whether MRI findings are associated with prognosis after TBI in dogs. ANIMALS: Fifty client-owned dogs. METHODS: Retrospective study of dogs with TBI that underwent 1.5T MRI within 14 days after head trauma. MRI evaluators were blinded to the clinical presentation, and all images were scored based on an MRI grading system (Grade I [normal brain parenchyma] to Grade VI [bilateral lesions affecting the brainstem with or without any lesions of lesser grade]). Skull fractures, percentage of intraparenchymal lesions, degree of midline shift, and type of brain herniation were evaluated. MGCS was assessed at presentation. The presence of seizures was recorded. Outcome was assessed at 48 h (alive or dead) and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after TBI. RESULTS: Sixty-six percent of the dogs had abnormal MRI findings. MRI grade was negatively correlated (P < .001) with MGCS. A significant negative correlation of MRI grade, degree of midline shift, and percentage of intraparenchymal lesions with follow-up scores was identified. The MGCS was lower in dogs with brain herniation (P = .0191). Follow-up scores were significantly lower in dogs that had brain herniation or skull fractures. The possibility of having seizures was associated with higher percentage of intraparenchymal lesions (P = 0.0054) and 10% developed PTE. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Significant associations exist between MRI findings and prognosis in dogs with TBI. MRI can help to predict prognosis in dogs with TBI.


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Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/diagnóstico , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Cães , Feminino , Escala de Coma de Glasgow/veterinária , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/veterinária , Masculino , Neuroimagem/veterinária , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Vet J ; 200(1): 96-102, 2014 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24565687

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Trauma is a common cause of death in neonatal New Zealand sea lion pups, and subadult male sea lions have been observed picking up and violently shaking some pups. In humans, axonal injury is a common result of traumatic brain injury, and can be due to direct trauma to axons or to ischaemic damage secondary to trauma. 'Shaken baby syndrome', which has been described in human infants, is characterised by retinal and intracranial subdural haemorrhages, and has been associated with axonal injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. This study identifies mechanisms of traumatic brain injury in New Zealand sea lion pups, including impact injuries and shaking-type injuries, and identifies gross lesions of head trauma in 22/36 sea lion pups found dead at a breeding site in the Auckland Islands. Despite the high frequency of such gross lesions, only three of the pups had died of traumatic brain injury. Observational studies confirmed that shaking of pups occurred, but none were shown to die as a direct result of these shaking events. Axonal injury was evaluated in all 36 pup brains using ß-amyloid precursor protein immunohistochemistry. Immunoreactive axons were present in the brains of all pups examined including seven with vascular axonal injury and two with diffuse axonal injury, but the severity and pattern of injury was not reliably associated with death due to traumatic brain injury. No dead pups had the typical combination of gross lesions and immunohistochemical findings that would conform to descriptions of 'shaken baby syndrome'. Axonal injury was present in the optic nerves of most pups, irrespective of cause of death, but was associated with ischaemia rather than trauma.


Assuntos
Agressão , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/metabolismo , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Lesão Axonal Difusa/veterinária , Leões-Marinhos , Animais , Axônios/patologia , Encéfalo/patologia , Lesões Encefálicas/etiologia , Lesões Encefálicas/mortalidade , Lesões Encefálicas/patologia , Lesão Axonal Difusa/etiologia , Lesão Axonal Difusa/mortalidade , Lesão Axonal Difusa/patologia , Imuno-Histoquímica/veterinária , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia
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Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd ; 155(8): 463-9, 2013 Aug.
Artigo em Alemão | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23919973

RESUMO

Hypernatremia due to different pathophysiological mechanisms results in a rise in plasma osmolality. Dependent on its severity and on the speed of its development hyperosmolality can be life-threatening. This article describes 2 dogs and 1 cat with central nervous system disorders (adenoma of the pituitary gland, cerebral trauma). All patients developed normovolemic hypernatremia due to pituitary gland and hypothalamus dysfunction, respectively. Plasma sodium concentrations ranged from 163 to 185 mmol/l. Neurological examinations revealed lethargy, disturbances of consciousness, and ataxia, respectively. The dogs had to be euthanased due to the grave prognosis, the cat with cerebral trauma survived.


Le développement d'une hypenatrémie peut avoir plusieurs mécanismes patho-physiologiques. Dans ces cas, il se produit toujours une élévation de l'osmolarité du plasma. Selon l'importance de l'hypernatrémie et la vitesse de l'apparition, une hyperosmolarité peut mettre la vie en danger. Dans le présent article, on décrit des affections du système nerveux central chez deux chiens (adénome de l'hypophyse) et un chat (trauma crânien) ayant développé une hypernatrémie normovolémique suite à un dysfonctionnement de l'hypophyse ou de l'hypothalamus. Les concentrations plasmatiques de sodium étaient comprises entre 163 et 185 mmol/l. Les animaux présentaient de la léthargie, des troubles de la conscience et de l'ataxie. Vu le mauvais pronostic, les chiens ont dû être euthanasiés, le chat victime d'un traumatisme crânien a survécu.


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Adenoma/veterinária , Lesões Encefálicas/veterinária , Doenças do Gato/metabolismo , Doenças do Cão/metabolismo , Hipernatremia/veterinária , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/veterinária , Adenoma/complicações , Adenoma/metabolismo , Animais , Lesões Encefálicas/complicações , Lesões Encefálicas/metabolismo , Doenças do Gato/etiologia , Gatos , Doenças do Cão/etiologia , Cães , Eutanásia Animal , Feminino , Hipernatremia/etiologia , Hipernatremia/metabolismo , Hipotálamo/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Concentração Osmolar , Hipófise/fisiopatologia , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/complicações , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/metabolismo , Prognóstico
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