Multisystem Neuronal Degeneration in Cocker Spaniels

Survey of otitis externa in American Cocker Spaniels in Finland

BACKGROUND American Cocker Spaniels are overrepresented among breeds that require surgery as a treatment of end-stage otitis externa. However, the prevalence of otitis externa (OE) in this breed remains unknown. We reviewed the year 2010 medical records of 55 private veterinary clinics in Finland to determine the prevalence of OE in American Cocker Spaniels compared with English Cocker and Engl...

Multisystem proteinopathy: intersecting genetics in muscle, bone, and brain degeneration.

Myocardial velocities obtained by pulsed tissue Doppler in English Cocker Spaniels with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure1

Pereira G.G., Goldfeder G.T., Yamaki F.L., Oliveira V.M.C. & Larsson M.H.M.A. 2016. Myocardial velocities obtained by pulsed tissue Doppler in English Cocker Spaniels with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 36(9):851-856. Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Orlando M...

Diabetes Mellitus Type1 and Neuronal Degeneration in Ventral and Dorsal Hippocampus

  Background and Objectives: Studies have documented the morhplogical, neurochemical and functional difference between the dorsal and ventral zones of hippocampus. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of chronic diabetes mellitus type1 on ventral and dorsal zones of hippocampus. Methods: Experimental diabetes was induced by stereptozotocin at a dose of 60 mg/kg. At the end of 8 wee...

Neuronal degeneration in canine narcolepsy.

Narcolepsy is a lifelong illness characterized by persistent sleepiness, hypnagogic hallucinations, and episodes of motor paralysis called cataplexy. We have tested the hypothesis that a transient neurodegenerative process is linked to symptom onset. Using the amino-cupric silver stain on brain sections from canine narcoleptics, we found elevated levels of axonal degeneration in the amygdala, b...