Myasthenia gravis and hypothyroidism in a dog with meningomyelitis. Export

@article{citeulike:3443522, abstract = {A 12-year-old, spayed female miniature poodle was evaluated because of a 4-day history of paraparesis, dysuria, and tenesmus. Neurological assessment suggested peripheral nervous system dysfunction, predominantly pelvic limb weakness with a possible concurrent sixth lumbar (L(6)) to second sacral (S(2)) myelopathy. Further studies supported the diagnoses of myasthenia gravis, hypothyroidism, and meningomyelitis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of concurrent myasthenia gravis and meningomyelitis in the dog. It was unclear whether the identified conditions evolved from a shared etiopathogenesis or were merely coincidental.}, author = {Levine, J. M. and Bergman, R. L. and Coates, J. R. and Shelton, G. D.}, citeulike-article-id = {3443522}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15995162}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15995162}, issn = {1547-3317}, journal = {Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association}, keywords = {hypothyroidism, meningoencephalitis, myasthenia}, number = {4}, pages = {247--251}, posted-at = {2008-10-23 14:20:56}, priority = {2}, title = {Myasthenia gravis and hypothyroidism in a dog with meningomyelitis.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15995162}, volume = {41}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3443522 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3443522 N2 - A 12-year-old, spayed female miniature poodle was evaluated because of a 4-day history of paraparesis, dysuria, and tenesmus. Neurological assessment suggested peripheral nervous system dysfunction, predominantly pelvic limb weakness with a possible concurrent sixth lumbar (L(6)) to second sacral (S(2)) myelopathy. Further studies supported the diagnoses of myasthenia gravis, hypothyroidism, and meningomyelitis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of concurrent myasthenia gravis and meningomyelitis in the dog. It was unclear whether the identified conditions evolved from a shared etiopathogenesis or were merely coincidental. IS - 4 JF - Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association SN - 1547-3317 EP - 251 TI - Myasthenia gravis and hypothyroidism in a dog with meningomyelitis. VL - 41 SP - 247 KW - hypothyroidism KW - meningoencephalitis KW - myasthenia AU - Levine, JM AU - Bergman, RL AU - Coates, JR AU - Shelton, GD PY - 2005///g UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15995162 ER -