Peripheral vestibular disease can be confused with anything that will
cause cerebellar damage or inner ear disease.
The distemper virus can
cause cerebellar hypoplasia in a kitten, a condition in which the cerebellum doesn't develop properly.
«Repetitive blast exposure
causes cerebellar dysfunction in combat veterans: Researchers help bridge knowledge gap in brain injuries.»
The mutation
causing cerebellar degeneration (also known as cerebellar abiotrophy, cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar cortical degeneration, CA) has been identified in the laboratory of Dr. Natasha Olby at North Carolina State University.
Not exact matches
The same neurons are destroyed in people with the disorder
cerebellar ataxia, which
causes unsteadiness and loss of coordination.
Their findings, «Repetitive Blast Exposure in Mice and Combat Veterans
Causes Persistent
Cerebellar Dysfunction,» published in Science Translational Medicine January 13 are helping to uncover the mysteries of how combat veterans have been injured by repetitive blast exposure.
Joseph G. Gleeson, M.D. University of California - San Diego School of Medicine
Causes and pathogenesis of
cerebellar malformation syndromes in humans: bedside to bench
The
cause of
cerebellar abiotrophy is not known, but it is presumed to be congenital in certain breeds such as:
Neonatal
cerebellar abiotrophy (very uncommon)-- Purkinje brain cells are spontaneously destroyed before birth,
causing the symptoms to be noticeable at birth
Prone to hives
caused by stress or insect bites,
cerebellar ataxia - an undefined problem in the part of the brain that controls coordination, PRA (Progressive retinal atrophy)- gradual deterioration of the retina beginning with night blindness and eventually total blindness, allergies, cancer, heart problems, socialization issues, training and hip dysplasia, thyroid problems
Hypovitaminosis A in cats may exhaust vitamin A reserves of the kidneys and liver; affect reproduction to
cause stillbirths, congenital anomalies (hydrocephaly, blindness, hairlessness, deafness, ataxia,
cerebellar dysplasia, intestinal hernia), and resorption of fetuses; and
cause the same changes in epithelial cells noted in other animals.
A genetic test has recently been developed for
cerebellar ataxia, which
causes a progressive decline in muscle coordination, first appearing between ages 3 and 5 years; now, by identifying dogs with the mutation, breeders can avoid producing it in their bloodlines.
The underlying
cause of this disease, the genetic basis of this disease as well as defining an appropriate approach to decreasing the incidence of this disease, commonly called
Cerebellar Degeneration or
Cerebellar Abiotrophy (CA), is ongoing at a number of centers.
But on further examination, our veterinarian determined that the
cause was
cerebellar hypoplasia, a condition where the part of a cat's brain that controls fine motor skills and coordination is underdeveloped at birth.
This article was updated 2001 in response to requests from owners of cats with
cerebellar hypoplasia and radial hypoplasia / aplasia wishing to see more about the
causes and management of these conditions.
Sudden paralysis in a kitten should always be a red light moment; trauma,
cerebellar disorders, spinal issues, poisoning among other
causes may lead to sudden paralysis.
Dogs like Blaze, an international rescue from the Cayman Islands, who arrived with his front left leg amputated at the wrist, and Mars, a handsome Pointer mix born with
cerebellar hypoplasia that reduced his neurologic functions and
caused him to have uncoordinated movements and tremors.
Use of trichlorfon during pregnancy can
cause a congenital tremor in piglets due to both
cerebellar hypoplasia and hypomyelination.
We also found in CKCS that
cerebellar crowding in the caudal CCF is more sensitive to changes in relative
cerebellar volume than
cerebellar crowding in the rostral CCF, which is consistent with the theory that increased
cerebellar volume results in the cerebellum shifting caudally and
causes obliteration of dead space in the caudal CCF.
Wobbles has a condition called
cerebellar hypoplasia, which
causes him to «wobble» and fall over frequently.
Primary defects of the cerebellum include Lhermitte - Duclos disease [33], in which a slow - growing harmatoma
causes diffuse hypertrophy of the
cerebellar stratum granulosum.