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- Title
Idiopathic polyradiculoneuropathy in a Bengal cat: electrophysiological findings and 1 year follow-up
- Authors
Granger, Nicolas; Stalin, Catherine E.; Harcourt Brown, Thomas B.; Jeffery, Nick D.
- Abstract
This report describes a rapidly progressive loss of motor function in a 16-month-old male neutered Bengal cat, beginning in the pelvic limbs and progressing to involve all limbs and rendering the cat non-ambulatory. The neurological examination revealed flaccid tetraparesis with decreased spinal reflexes but preserved conscious proprioception and skin sensation. Extensive electrophysiological tests were conducted including electromyography, motor and sensory peripheral nerves potential recordings and ‘late’ potentials, defining the electrodiagnostic characteristics of this disease. Based on the electrophysiological findings, a generalised proximal and predominantly axonal neuropathy affecting the ventral (motor) nerve roots was suspected. As no aetiology was identified, this disease was classified as idiopathic polyradiculoneuropathy. Over a year, the cat presented three separate episodes of tetraparesis, each with a spontaneous complete recovery, consistent with the reportedly good prognosis for this disease.
- Subjects
NEUROPATHY; BENGAL cat; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PARALYSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
- Publication
Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery, 2008, Vol 10, Issue 6, p603
- ISSN
1098-612X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.jfms.2008.03.008