ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine
Clinical features, treatment, and outcome of juvenile dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology.
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- Cervical Pain in Non-Chondrodystrophic Dogs: Associations with Clinical Onset, Neurological Group and Disease Category.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Clinical presentation, prognostic factors, and outcomes of meningoencephalitis of unknown origin in older dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Survival Outcomes and Predictive Factors of Mortality in Feline Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Retrospective Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Of potential new treatment targets and polythetic approach in meningoencephalitis of unknown origin: a review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- Clinical features, treatment, and outcome of juvenile dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe information relating to the outcome specifically for juvenile dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology (MUE) is lacking.
objectivesTo describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, treatment, and outcome in a cohort of dogs with MUE <52 weeks old. ANIMALS: Thirty-four client-owned dogs.
methodsMulticenter retrospective case series. Records from 5 referral centers were searched. Data was extracted from the medical records and referring veterinarians were contacted for survival data if this was not available from the record.
resultsThe mean age was 31 weeks; the youngest dog was 11 weeks and 3 dogs were <16 weeks old. Altered mentation (71%), ataxia (44%), seizures (29%), and circling (26%) were the most common presenting complaints. Neuroanatomical localization was to the forebrain (38%), multifocal (35%), brainstem (18%), and cerebellum (12%). Corticosteroid monotherapy (n = 15) and corticosteroid plus cytosine arabinoside (n = 15) were used in equal proportions. Outcome data was available for 26 dogs, 8 (31%) were alive at the time of data collection with a follow-up range of 135 to 2944 days. Death or euthanasia was related to MUE in 17/18 dogs that died during the study period. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated a median survival time for all-cause death of 84 days.
conclusionThe prognosis for MUE in this subset of dogs was considered poor.
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