Key-Gaskell syndrome in Brazil: first case report

• Main Authors: B.B.J. Torres, G.C. Martins, P.E. Ferian, B.C. Martins, M.A. Rachid, E.G. Melo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2014-08-01
• Series: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
• Subjects: neurologia; ganglioneuropatia; disautonomia felina
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352014000401046&lng=en&tlng=en
• ISSN: 1678-4162

Feline dysautonomia is a devastating disease characterized by neuronal degeneration in autonomic ganglia that results in clinical signs related to dysfunction of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. The cause is unknown and this disease has a poor prognosis and no definitive treatment. Most reports have been described in few countries around the world, but the prevalence may be underestimated in countries like Brazil. This study describes the progression and clinicopathological changes of dysautonomia in a 17-month-old female Brazilian shorthair cat.