Clinical findings of equine leukoencephalomalacia

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAlbertino, Lukas G.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDias, Natália M.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMoreira, Juliana J.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorOliveira-Filho, José P.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorTakahira, Regina K.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorLaufer-Amorim, Renée-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBorges, Alexandre S.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAmorim, Rogério M.-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T16:32:21Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T16:32:21Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-12-31-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-5150-PVB-6912-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/229921-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/229921-
Descrição: dc.descriptionEquine leukoencephalomalacia (LEM) is a disease caused by the ingestion of food, especially corn, contaminated by fumonisin, a Fusarium verticillioides (synonymous with F. moniliforme) metabolite. The clinical signs of brain injuries have an acute onset and rapid evolution. This study aimed to describe the clinical findings in 11 animals diagnosed with LEM, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis. Of these animals, 91% (10/11) were horses, and only 9% (1/11) were asinine. The clinical localization of the lesions was 64% (7/10) cerebral, manifested mainly by altered mental state and behavioral disturbance, and 36% (4/11) were brainstem lesions, manifested by incoordination, head tilt, nystagmus, facial hypoalgesia, difficulty in apprehension, chewing, and swallowing food. Postmortem findings revealed that 82% (9/11) of the lesions were in the cerebrum and 18% (2/11) in the brainstem. CSF findings, such as xanthochromia (43%, 3/7), hyperproteinorrachia (50%, 3/6), and pleocytosis (43%, 3/7) were observed. The affected animals showed neurological signs that were compatible with cerebral and/or brainstem injuries. The CSF from animals with LEM may present with xanthochromia, hyperproteinorrachia, and pleocytosis, reinforcing the fact that this disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of encephalomyelopathies.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Clínica Veterinária (DCV) Faculdade de Medicina e Zootecnia (FMVZ) Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp), Rua Prof. Doutor Walter Mauricio Corrêa s/n, Cx. Postal 560, SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Clínica Veterinária (DCV) Faculdade de Medicina e Zootecnia (FMVZ) Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp), Rua Prof. Doutor Walter Mauricio Corrêa s/n, Cx. Postal 560, SP-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationPesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectClinical aspects-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEpidemiological aspects-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEquine-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectLeukoencephalomalacia-
Título: dc.titleClinical findings of equine leukoencephalomalacia-
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