Clinical signs, MRI features, and outcomes of two cats with thiamine deficiency secondary to diet change.
10.4142/jvs.2013.14.4.499
- Author:
So Jeung MOON
1
;
Min Hee KANG
;
Hee Myung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea. parkhee@konkuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
cat;
MRI;
thiamine deficiency
- MeSH:
Animals;
Brain Stem/pathology;
Cat Diseases/chemically induced/*diagnosis/*drug therapy;
Cats;
Cerebellum/pathology;
Diet/veterinary;
Dietary Supplements/analysis;
Female;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/veterinary;
Male;
Mesencephalon/pathology;
Seizures/chemically induced/pathology/veterinary;
Thiamine/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use;
Thiamine Deficiency/chemically induced/diagnosis/drug therapy/*veterinary;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science
2013;14(4):499-502
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Two cats were presented with vestibular signs and seizures. Both cats were diagnosed with thiamine deficiency. The transverse and dorsal T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images revealed the presence of bilateral hyperintense lesions at specific nuclei of the midbrain, cerebellum, and brainstem. After thiamine supplementation, the clinical signs gradually improved. Repeated MR images taken 3 weeks after thiamine supplementation had started showed that the lesions were nearly resolved. This case report describes the clinical and MR findings associated with thiamine deficiency in two cats.
