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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2016

Degenerative Encephalopathy in Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers Presenting with a Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder.

E N Barker, L J Dawson, J H Rose, S Van Meervenne, O Frykman, C Rohdin, A Leijon, K E Soerensen, J Järnegren, G C Johnson and 2 more

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Bilaterally Symmetrical Lesions in a Dog With Concomitant Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis and Necrotizing Encephalitis.Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association · 2026
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  6. Polioencephalopathy in Eurasier dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicine
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.

E N BarkerSchool of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford, UK. emi.barker@bristol.ac.uk.
L J DawsonIDEXX Laboratories Ltd Wetherby, West Yorkshire, UK.
J H RoseSchool of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.
S Van MeervenneAniCura Läckeby Djursjukhus, Läckeby, Sweden.
O FrykmanHerrgårdskliniken, Aneby, Sweden.
C RohdinDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden.
A LeijonDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Section of Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
K E SoerensenDepartment of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.
J JärnegrenNorwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.
G C JohnsonDepartment of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
D P O'BrienDepartment of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
N GrangerSchool of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.
University of Bristol · GBAnsgar University College · NODanderyds sjukhus · SEGlanrhyd Hospital · GBIDEXX Laboratories (France) · FRMissouri College · USNorwegian Institute for Nature Research · NOSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SESwedish Veterinary Agency · SEUniversity of Missouri · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by loss of neurons and are commonly associated with a genetic mutation. HYPOTHESIS/

objectivesTo characterize the clinical and histopathological features of a novel degenerative neurological disease affecting the brain of young adult Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers (NSDTRs). ANIMALS: Nine, young adult, related NSDTRs were evaluated for neurological dysfunction and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder.

methodsCase series review.

resultsClinical signs of neurological dysfunction began between 2 months and 5 years of age and were progressive in nature. They were characterized by episodes of marked movements during sleep, increased anxiety, noise phobia, and gait abnormalities. Magnetic resonance imaging documented symmetrical, progressively increasing, T2-weighted image intensity, predominantly within the caudate nuclei, consistent with necrosis secondary to gray matter degeneration. Abnormalities were not detected on clinicopathological analysis of blood and cerebrospinal fluid, infectious disease screening or urine metabolite screening in most cases. Postmortem examination of brain tissue identified symmetrical malacia of the caudate nuclei and axonal dystrophy within the brainstem and spinal cord. Genealogical analysis supports an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: A degenerative encephalopathy was identified in young adult NSDTRs consistent with a hereditary disease. The prognosis is guarded due to the progressive nature of the disease, which is minimally responsive to empirical treatment.

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AnimalsBrain DiseasesDog DiseasesDogsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous SystemMalePedigreeREM Sleep Behavior DisorderAxonopathyBasal nucleiBehavioral changesFamilial

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PMID27717189
PMCPMC5032881
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