ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2019
Association between improvement of clinical signs and decrease of ventricular volume after ventriculoperitoneal shunting in dogs with internal hydrocephalus.
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- Reliability and interobserver variability of a grading system of ventricular distension in dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Clinical characterization of epileptic seizures in Pomeranians with idiopathic epilepsy or epilepsy of unknown cause.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
- Case Report: Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting and Radiation Therapy Treatment in a Cat With a Suspected Choroid Plexus Tumor and Hypertensive Hydrocephalus.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Cerebrospinal fluid flow on time-spatial labeling inversion pulse images before and after treatment of congenital hydrocephalus in a dog.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence of seizures in dogs and cats with idiopathic internal hydrocephalus and seizure prevalence after implantation of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2020Article
- Palliative ventriculoperitoneal shunting in dogs with obstructive hydrocephalus caused by tumors affecting the third ventricle.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2020Article
- Association between improvement of clinical signs and decrease of ventricular volume after ventriculoperitoneal shunting in dogs with internal hydrocephalus.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2019Article
- Intraoperative measurement of intraventricular pressure in dogs with communicating internal hydrocephalus.PloS one · 2019Article
- Risk factors, treatment, and outcome in dogs and cats with subdural hematoma and hemispheric collapse after ventriculoperitoneal shunting of congenital internal hydrocephalus.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
- Association among raised intraventricular pressure, clinical signs, and magnetic resonance imaging findings in dogs with congenital internal hydrocephalus.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the remaining questions in treating dogs with internal hydrocephalus is the association between the decrease of ventricular volume and re-expansion of cerebral parenchyma with clinical improvement. HYPOTHESIS: A decrease in ventricular volume and re-expansion of brain tissue occur after ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS). Clinical improvement defined by resolution of ≥1 clinical signs is associated with decreased size of cerebral ventricles and that the extent of change in ventricular size is associated with clinical improvement. ANIMALS: Forty-five client-owned dogs with newly diagnosed communicating internal hydrocephalus.
methodsVentricular volume, brain volume, and clinical status of dogs that underwent VPS were measured before and 3 months after surgery. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the influence of decrease in ventricular size in addition to the covariates "age of the animal" and "duration of clinical signs before surgery" on improvement of clinical signs.
resultsDecreased volume of cerebral ventricles was associated with resolution of ≥1 preoperative clinical sign (P < .003). The covariates "age of the animal" and "duration of clinical signs" were not associated with improvement of clinical signs. The percentage decrease in ventricular size was associated with resolution of ataxia (P = .008) and obtundation (P = .011). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: The decrease in ventricular volume and increase in brain parenchyma after VPS are associated with improvement in clinical signs.
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