Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(6):302-306 | DOI: 10.17221/1546-VETMED

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

K. Lee, H. Furuoka, N. Sasaki, M. Ishii, H. Inokuma, K. Yamada
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan

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.

Keywords: accompanying anomalies; congenital malformation; computed tomography; diagnosis; calf

Published: June 30, 2011  Show citation

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Lee K, Furuoka H, Sasaki N, Ishii M, Inokuma H, Yamada K. Congenital porencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia in a Holstein calf: a case report. Vet Med - Czech. 2011;56(6):302-306. doi: 10.17221/1546-VETMED.
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