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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Breed-Specific Clinical Features, Diagnostic Findings, and Outcome of Presumptive Meningoencephalomyelitis of Unknown Origin in 27 French Bulldogs.

Evelina Burbaite, Erica Fiorentino, Greta Galli, Antonella Gallucci, Federica Tirrito, Gualtiero Gandini, Samuel Okonji, Marika Menchetti

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Evelina BurbaiteNeurology and Neurosurgery Division, San Marco Veterinary Clinic, 35030 Veggiano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1540-2697
Erica FiorentinoNeurology and Neurosurgery Division, San Marco Veterinary Clinic, 35030 Veggiano, Italy.
Greta GalliNeurology and Neurosurgery Division, San Marco Veterinary Clinic, 35030 Veggiano, Italy.
Antonella GallucciNeurological Veterinary Center La Fenice, 09047 Selargius, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5772-2712
Federica TirritoAniCura Istituto Veterinario di Novara, 28060 Novara, Italy.
Gualtiero GandiniDepartment of Veterinary Medical Science, University of Bologna, 47181 Bologna, Italy.
Samuel OkonjiDepartment of Veterinary Medical Science, University of Bologna, 47181 Bologna, Italy.
Marika MenchettiNeurology and Neurosurgery Division, San Marco Veterinary Clinic, 35030 Veggiano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7213-1005

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin (MUO) is an inflammatory central nervous system disease affecting the meninges, brain, and spinal cord. Interest in this condition has been growing rapidly over the last decade, but information on the pathophysiology and evolution of the disease is still lacking. This study aimed to assess and evaluate the clinical findings, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features, and survival time in affected French Bulldogs (FBs). A total of 27 client-owned FBs met the inclusion criteria. The highest percentage of animals were affected by acute blindness and cervical pain, representing 25.9% (

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cerebrospinal fluiddogmagnetic resonance imagingmeningoencephalomyelitisveterinary neurology

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PMID40005843
PMCPMC11861780

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