| DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES OF THE FOREBRAIN AND BRAINSTEM DISEASES
| Vascular
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Bleeding, infarction (D,C); Feline ischemic encephalopathy (C)
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| Inflammatory-infectious
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Canine distemper, rabies (D,C), infectious canine hepatitis, feline infectious peritonitis, canine herpesvirus, feline leukemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus, tick born encephalitis (Togavirus) (D), bacterial meningoencephalitis (D,C), mycotic infections (D,C), Toxoplasmosis (D,C), Neosporosis (D), larva migrans, granulomatous meningoencephalitis (D), feline polioencephalomyelitis, pug dog encephalitis, Yorkshire terrier encephalitis
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| Traumatic
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Concussion, contusion, laceration (D,C)
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| Anomalous
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Hydrocephalus, lissencephaly, agenesias (D,C)
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| Metbolic
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Hypoglycemia, hepatic encephalopathy, uremic encephalopathy, diabetic coma, heat stroke, hypothyroid coma, hypoxia, thiamine deficiency (polioencephalomalacia), hypocalcemia, Ammonshorn necrosis, various intoxications
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| Idiopathic
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Idiopathic epilepsy
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| Neoplastic
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Primary tumors (meningiomas, gliomas, plexus papilloma, tumors of pituitary glands, cranial nerve sheath tumors, teratomas), secondary tumors (metastatic tumors, tumors of surrounding tissues)
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| Degenerative
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Storage and other degenerative diseases
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES OF THE CEREBELLAR DISEASES
| Vascular
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Infarction, bleeding (D,C)
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| Inflammatory-infectious
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Feline panleukopenia (C), granulomatous meningoencephalitis, distemper (D), canine herpesvirus, feline infectious peritonitis, cryptococcus neoformans (D,C), toxoplasma gondii (D,C), neospora caninum (D)
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| Traumatic
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Contusion/laceration/herniation (D,C)
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| Anomalous
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Agenesia, hypoplasia, dysplasia (Irisch Setter, Fox terrier, Chow-Chow, Miniature poodle, Beagle, Bull mastiff, Samoyed, Labrador Retriever, English Pointer, Australian Kelpie, domestic cat), Dandy-Walker Syndrome (D,C), Arnold-Chiari Syndrome (D)
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| Metbolic
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Metronidasole (D), lead, organophosphate, hexachlorophene intoxication
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| Idiopathic
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Idiopatic cerebellitis, „White Shaker Syndrome“ (D)
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| Neoplastic
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Primary tumors (D,C), medulloblastomas, secondary tumors (D,C)
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| Degenerative
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Abiotrophy (Gordon setter, Collie, Airedale terrier, Finnish harrier, Bernese mountain dog, Kerry blue terrier, Brittany spaniel, Border collie, Beagle, Samoyed, Fox terrier, Labrador and Golden retriever, Great Dane, Chow-Chow, Rhodesian Ridgeback, domestic cat)
GM1 Gangliosidosis: Beagle, Mixed breed, English springer spaniel, Portuguese water dog, Siamese, domestic cat
GM2 Gangliosidosis: German shorthair pointer, Japanese spaniel, domestic cat
Globoid cell leucodystrophy: West highland white terrier, Cairn terrier, Pomeranian, Basset, Poodle, domestic cat
Sphingomyelinosis: Siamese, Balinese and domestic cat
Mannosidosis: Persian and domestic cat
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PS: dog (D), cat (C).
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