在骑士国王查尔斯西班牙犬中肌细胞的特征和临床过程
Matthew James1, Mark Lowrie2, Clare Rusbridge3
1Dovecote Veterinary Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine
|November 9, 2024
概括
骑士国王查尔斯西班牙犬 (CKCS) 的肌肉通常会随着时间的推移而恶化,影响头部运动和行为. 使用 levetiracetam 治疗初步改善,但并不是长期解决方案.
科学领域:
- 兽医神经学 兽医神经学
- 狗神经退行性疾病 狗神经退行性疾病
背景情况:
- 在衰老的骑士国王查尔斯西班牙犬 (CKCS) 中观察到肌.
- 在CKCS中肌细胞瘤的自然进展和治疗反应仍然未被描述.
研究的目的:
- 为了记录CKCS中肌细胞瘤的临床特征和病程.
- 为了评估医疗治疗对这种品种中肌肉细胞瘤的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项基于问卷的研究,涉及27名CCKCS所有者,并进行了后续评估.
- 审查了受影响狗的视频录像.
- 所有者填写了在线问卷,详细介绍了肌细胞瘤发病,进展和行为变化.
主要成果:
- 在大多数CKCS中观察到自发性肌肉,主要影响头部.
- 肌肉发作通常在频率和严重程度上增加.
- 在18只狗身上发现了行为变化,这可能表明认知能力下降.
- 莱维西拉塞坦提供了最初的症状减轻,但往往随之而来的是恶化的频率和严重程度.
结论:
- 在CKCS中,肌细胞瘤往往在频率和严重程度上都是渐进的,无论治疗方式如何.
- 渐进的行为变化表明认知能力下降,在受影响的狗中是常见的.
- 这些发现表明,在CKCS中可能存在潜在的神经退行性过程,其中包括myoclonus.
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