Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Computed tomography-guided drainage of a canine intracerebral abscess.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Seddon, Kathleen & Stewart, Georgina
- Affiliation:
- Neurology Department
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
An approximately 7-week-old female American Bulldog was presented for head injury and seizures. The dog was obtunded with absent left-sided postural reactions, absent left palpebral reflex, delayed vestibulo-ocular reflex bilaterally, and calvarial hyperesthesia. CT revealed a fragmented, depressed fracture of the right frontal bone, with an associated abscess and evidence of raised intracranial pressure. The dog initially declined on medical management. Following a CT-guided drainage procedure, the dog improved and remained clinically well twenty months later. This is the first report of minimally-invasive sequential CT allowing successful drainage and culture of a canine intracerebral abscess.
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Search related cases →Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39681991/