Hidrocefalia tetra ventricular externa congénita en canino.

Abstract

Hydrocephalus is a disorder that affects the nervous system, due to the excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles, leading to an increase in these, and, 16 Trabajo de Grado en la Clínica Veterinaria Mascovet S.A.S therefore, to an increase in intracranial pressure. This can be acquired or congenital and external or internal. In the present work, the clinical case of a patient with neurological signs, such as changes in behavior, loss of neurological reflexes, and walking in circles is evidenced. Therefore, a clinical examination, hematological and biochemical analysis, and specific tests such as canine Distemper test and computed tomography are performed. The latter being confirmatory of the presence of external tetraventricular hydrocephalus. Therefore, a treatment was established with a hypertonic solution (Mannitol in doses of 2 g / Kg BID IV route) and corticosteroid (dexamethasone 0.25 mg / Kg BID IV route). Later, was administered omeprazole 20 mg orally and prednisolone 0.5 mg / Kg orally every 24 hours. At the beginning of the treatment, the patient improved his physical condition, but later it worsened, presenting seizures, so the owners decided to euthanize him.