Case summary: A 17-year-old neutered male European Shorthair cat was presented owing to an inability to jump and respiratory stridor. The owner did not report any other clinical signs. On physical examination, the main findings were plantigrade stance, broad facial features and inspiratory stridor. Neurological examination revealed posterior paraparesis, hypotonia and right hindlimb muscle atrophy. Laboratory findings were unremarkable and glycaemia was normal. Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 concentration was elevated (>1000 ng/ml). A total body CT scan showed an enlarged pituitary gland, thickening of the nasal turbinates and an L7–S1 right foraminal stenosis. Electrodiagnostic testing confirmed the presence of a neuropathy affecting both sciatic nerves. The cat was treated with gabapentin only and was still alive and euglycaemic 16 months after the diagnosis. Relevance and novel information: This case describes for the first time sciatic neuropathy, an occasional complication of acromegaly in people, as a possible clinical presentation in acromegalic cats without concurrent diabetes mellitus.

Sciatic neuropathy in an acromegalic cat without concurrent diabetes mellitus / Corsini, A.; Bianchi, E.; Volta, A.; Bonazzi, M.. - In: JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY OPEN REPORTS. - ISSN 2055-1169. - 6:1(2020), p. 2055116920906936. [10.1177/2055116920906936]

Sciatic neuropathy in an acromegalic cat without concurrent diabetes mellitus

Corsini A.
;
Bianchi E.;Volta A.;Bonazzi M.
2020-01-01

Abstract

Case summary: A 17-year-old neutered male European Shorthair cat was presented owing to an inability to jump and respiratory stridor. The owner did not report any other clinical signs. On physical examination, the main findings were plantigrade stance, broad facial features and inspiratory stridor. Neurological examination revealed posterior paraparesis, hypotonia and right hindlimb muscle atrophy. Laboratory findings were unremarkable and glycaemia was normal. Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 concentration was elevated (>1000 ng/ml). A total body CT scan showed an enlarged pituitary gland, thickening of the nasal turbinates and an L7–S1 right foraminal stenosis. Electrodiagnostic testing confirmed the presence of a neuropathy affecting both sciatic nerves. The cat was treated with gabapentin only and was still alive and euglycaemic 16 months after the diagnosis. Relevance and novel information: This case describes for the first time sciatic neuropathy, an occasional complication of acromegaly in people, as a possible clinical presentation in acromegalic cats without concurrent diabetes mellitus.
2020
Sciatic neuropathy in an acromegalic cat without concurrent diabetes mellitus / Corsini, A.; Bianchi, E.; Volta, A.; Bonazzi, M.. - In: JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY OPEN REPORTS. - ISSN 2055-1169. - 6:1(2020), p. 2055116920906936. [10.1177/2055116920906936]
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