Neurology Congenital Defects Flashcards
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What is Hydrocephaly?
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- Dilation of ventricles with secondary brain atrophy
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What are the types of Hydrocephaly?
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- Congenital
- Acquired
- Compensatory
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What is congenital Hydrocephaly?
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- Ventricular system malformation beginning in the fetus
- Can be the result of an In utero viral infections
- Breed: Chihuahua, miniature dog breeds
- Mesencephalic aqueduct is the most common site for congenital obstruction and development of hydrocephalus
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What is acquired Hydrocephaly
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- CSF obstruction later in life
- Causes: Tumors/Masses that obstruct CSF flow
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What is Compensatory Hydrocephaly?
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- Secondary to loss of brain tissue (hydrocephalus ex-vacuo)
- Causes:
- Senescence (age related atrophy)
- Intracranial hemorrhage/trauma
- FIP infection in cats
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How does FIP infections in cats lead to hydrocephaly?
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Periventricular inflammation ⇢ loss of brain tissue ⇢ compensatory expansion of the ventricular system
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What is Hydranencephaly?
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- In utero loss of brain tissue with cavitation & replacement by fluid
- Morphologic change can range from complete loss of cerebral hemispheres to large cystic cavities
- Causes:
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In utero Neuroteratogenic viral infections
- Bluetongue, Akabane, Schmallenberg, Cache Valley, FeLV
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In utero Neuroteratogenic viral infections
8
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What are some causes of cerebellar hypoplasia?
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In utero infections
- BVDV (Ox)
- FPV (Cat)
- CSF (Pigs)
9
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What is occipital dysplasia?
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- Congenital
- Occipital bone is thin - most often clinically inapparent
- Considered an abnormal finding
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What is going on in this picture and what is a common cause?
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What is going on in this picture and what is a common cause?
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- Microencephaly
- Cause: In utero viral infection (BVDV, Bluetongue, Cache Valley…)
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What is Lissencephaly?
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- lack of gyri and sulci of the brain
- “smooth brain”
- Normal in Avian species !
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What are the clinical signs of Lissencephaly?
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- Typically young dogs
- Most have seizures
- difficulty training
- Behavioral abnormalities
- absence of menace response
- Possible visual impairment
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What is a ‘bifida’/’bifidum’
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- defect in the boney encasement of the CNS
- Spina bifida - defect affects the spinal cord
- cranium bifidum - defect affects the skull
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What is a meningeoceles?
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- Outpouchings of fluid cavities lined by meninges
- Fluid inside is CSF