Thoracolumbar meningeal fibrosis in pugs

Meningeal fibrosis appearing shortly after ventricular shunting.

Destian et al. [1] recently reported the CT and MR findings of meningeal fibrosis as a distinct sequela of chronic ventricular shunting. They stated that they were unable to determine when the fibrosis developed or over what period of time because their patients did not have interval CT or MR studies. We recently encountered a case in which the changes occurred over a span of 6 weeks. An 11-yea...

High prevalence of gait abnormalities in pugs

The objective of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of gait abnormalities in a cohort of Swedish pugs by using an owner-based questionnaire targeting signs of gait abnormality and video footage showing the dog's gait. This study also evaluated associated conditions of abnormal gait, including other health disorders prevalent in the breed. Five hundred and fifty (550) pugs re...

Management of Corneal Injuries in Chinese Pugs

Introduction Dog is a wonderful companion of man and is loved for its obedience, loyalty and devotion. But these dogs generally suffer from several infectious and non-infectious diseases of the vital organs like liver, kidney, lungs, heart and brain etc. Liver, is the most important vital organ and is the largest gland of the body and is responsible for many metabolic functions of the body. But...

Detection of meningeal fibrosis after subarachnoid haemorrhage by assaying procollagen propeptides in cerebrospinal fluid.

OBJECTIVE To study whether meningeal collagen synthesis under normal conditions is reflected in the CSF and whether a meningeal fibroproliferative reaction or fibrosis after subarachnoid haemorrhage can be detected by measuring markers of collagen synthesis in the CSF. METHODS Serum samples and CSF were collected from 56 patients with various neurological symptoms and from nine patients with ...

Meningeal Anthrax in a Twelve-Year Old Child in Iran