Congenital porencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia in a Holstein calf: A case report

K. Lee, H. Furuoka, N. Sasaki, M. Ishii, H. Inokuma, Kazutaka Yamada

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Abstract

We describe the case of a nine-day-old female Holstein calf which had cheiloschisis, a moderate dome-shaped head, ataxia and opisthotonus since birth. No significant findings except the dome-shaped head were observed on survey radiography of the skull. Computed tomography (CT) images showed bilateral lateral ventriculomegaly, cerebellar hypoplasia and a cyst-like lesion communicating with the right lateral ventricle. Post-mortem examination revealed a cerebral defect in the frontoparietal lobe, which communicated with the right lateral ventricle, and cerebellar hypoplasia. CT provided a characteristic finding of porencephaly and was helpful for diagnosing the accompanying anomalies. We suggest that porencephaly should be included as a specific anomaly in the differential diagnosis of congenital brain malformation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)302-306
Number of pages5
JournalVeterinarni Medicina
Volume56
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Accompanying anomalies
  • Calf
  • Computed tomography
  • Congenital malformation
  • Diagnosis

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