Displasia del occipital en canino raza Pomerania y su relación con el síndrome MC/SM. Reporte de caso.

Abstract

The pathology of occipital dysplasia is characterized by a malformation of the occipital bone that begins in the prenatal development of the animal, usually seen in small sized dogs and / or brachycephalic as the Pomeranian. Its diagnosis is based mainly on the taking of c omplementary examinations, such as radiography and presentation of characteristic clinical signs of the disease that cause the patient to have locomotor and postural dysfunction, in addition to sometimes depending on the severity affect the nervous system and cause neurological symptoms and its treatment is based mainly on treating neuropathic pain with different drugs of choice. The present case describes a male Pomeranian patient, approximately 8 months old, who was diagnosed by radiological imaging with occipital dysplasia, presenting also morphological changes in the skull and cervical spine compatible with MTC/SM by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She was admitted for consultation with an atypical gait similar to that of a galloping horse, ataxia, hyp ermetria, proprioception deficit, instability when walking, incompetence when going up or down stairs, among other symptoms. Treatment with Neurobion ®, Neurexan ® and Gabapentin was started and the patient showed slow and progressive improvement initially.