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Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.

Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi.


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Abstract
A wild young male red fox (Vulpes vulpes) was found in the mountainous hinterland of Rome (Italy) with a heavily depressed mental status and unresponsive to the surrounding environment. Neurological examination revealed depression, left circling, right head tilt, ventromedial positional strabismus and decreased postural reactions on the left side. Neurological abnormalities were suggestive of central vestibular syndrome. Two consecutive MRIs performed with 30 days interval were compatible with lacunar ischemic infarct in the territory of right caudal cerebral artery and its collateral branches. The lesion epicentre was in the right periaqueductal portion of the rostral mesencephalic tegmentum. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlation between lesion localization and clinical presentation are discussed.

Key words: stroke, midbrain; mesencephalon, MRI, red fox, Vulpes vulpes, vestibular syndrome, ischemic infarct.


 
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Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi. Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.. Open Vet J. 2017; 7(2): 197-202. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19


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Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi. Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=259317 [Access: March 13, 2024]. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19


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Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi. Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.. Open Vet J. 2017; 7(2): 197-202. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi. Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.. Open Vet J. (2017), [cited March 13, 2024]; 7(2): 197-202. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19



Harvard Style

Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi (2017) Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.. Open Vet J, 7 (2), 197-202. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19



Turabian Style

Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi. 2017. Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.. Open Veterinary Journal, 7 (2), 197-202. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19



Chicago Style

Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi. "Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.." Open Veterinary Journal 7 (2017), 197-202. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi. "Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.." Open Veterinary Journal 7.2 (2017), 197-202. Print. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Mario Ricciardi, Floriana Gernone, Antonio De Simone, Pasquale Giannuzzi (2017) Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement.. Open Veterinary Journal, 7 (2), 197-202. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.19