ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2021
Clinical reasoning in feline vestibular syndrome: which presenting features are the most important?
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- Lack of association between inner ear FLAIR suppression on MRI and laterality of clinical signs in feline idiopathic vestibular syndrome.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Epileptic seizures in cats: practical approaches to diagnosis.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Review
- Peripheral vestibular syndrome in cats: Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome in 196 cases.The Veterinary record · 2025Article
- Feline atopic syndrome: An insight into its effects on the central nervous system through vestibular disease.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2025Article
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- Suppression of inner ear signal intensity on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging in cats with vestibular disease.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Current definition, diagnosis, and treatment of canine and feline idiopathic vestibular syndrome.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Otitis media and interna with or without polyps in cats: association between meningeal enhancement on postcontrast MRI, cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities, and clinician treatment choice and outcome.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Key feature-cases as virtual patients in education of veterinary neurology.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate whether clinical variables from the history, clinical presentation, and physical and neurological examinations of cats with vestibular syndrome were statistically predictive of the underlying diagnosis.
methodsIn total, 174 cats presenting with vestibular syndrome between January 2010 and May 2019 were investigated. Univariate statistical analysis of clinical variables was performed and those statistically associated with a diagnosis were retained for multivariable binary logistic regression modelling.
resultsThe seven most prevalent diagnoses represented 95% of vestibular presentations, which included: otitis media/interna (n = 48), idiopathic vestibular syndrome (n = 39), intracranial neoplasia (n = 24), middle ear polyp (n = 17), feline infectious peritonitis (n = 13), thiamine deficiency (n = 13) and intracranial empyema (n = 11). Idiopathic vestibular syndrome was commonly associated with non-purebred cats and had 17.8 times the odds of an improving clinical progression (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3-250.0; CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Although it may be difficult to identify the underlying diagnosis in cats with vestibular syndrome from the presenting features alone, there are instances in which discrete clinical features may help to guide clinical reasoning when evaluating cats with vestibular presentations.
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