Juvenile-onset polyneuropathy in American Staffordshire Terriers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The only hereditary neurologic disorder described so far in American Staffordshire Terriers is adult-onset cerebellar degeneration secondary to ceroid lipofuscinosis. We have seen several dogs with a newly recognized neurological disease characterized by locomotor weakness with or without respiratory signs and juvenile onset consistent with degenerative polyneuropathy of genetic origin.

Objectives

To characterize a novel polyneuropathy in juvenile American Staffordshire Terriers.

Animals

Fourteen American Staffordshire Terriers presented with clinical signs consistent with juvenile-onset polyneuropathy at 5 veterinary hospitals between May 2005 and July 2017.

Methods

Case series. Dogs were included retrospectively after a diagnosis of degenerative po

SUBMITTER: Vandenberghe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6271330 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature