Lafora's disease in an epileptic Basset hound


Jian Z, Alley MR, Cayzer J, Swinney GR
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 38, Issue 2, pp 75-79, Jun 1990
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 38, Issue 2, pp 75-79, Jun 1990
Article class: Clinical Communication
Animal Type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Disease/defect, Locomotor, Nervous system/neurology, Pathology
Publisher: Taylor and FrancisAbstract
A 6-year-old Basset hound developed a progressive central nervous system disease culminating in epileptic seizures. Histologically, Lafora bodies were found in neurones of the middle and deeper cerebral cortex and midbrain, in Purkinje cells and their processes, and in glial cells of the molecular layer of the cerebellum. Many were also observed free in the neuropil. The ultrastructural and histochemical characteristics of the bodies were similar to those described in previous human and canine cases of Lafora`s disease.The whole of the literary matter of the New Zealand Veterinary Journal is copyright Taylor and Francis, Downloading this article signifies agreement with the terms and conditions of electronic access.