史大佛夏牛頭(梗)犬左旋-2-羥基戊二酸尿症

中文名稱史大佛夏牛頭(梗)犬左旋-2-羥基戊二酸尿症
英文名稱L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria in staffordshire bull terriers
建立日期2007/11/01
更新日期2007/11/01
中文描述左旋-2-羥基戊二酸在代謝和生裡的功用不明,但這種有機酸在體內的含量升高與人類和史大佛夏牛頭梗的神經疾病有關。患病的犬隻在四個月大到六歲間發現有急性或潛伏的漸進性神經症狀。患病的動物症狀從行為改變到急性癲癇發作都有發現。由檢查體液中左旋-2-羥基戊二酸的濃度診斷。
英文描述The metabolism and physiologic role of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid are unknown, but elevated levels of this organic acid have been associated with neurologic disease in humans and in Staffordshire bull terriers. Affected dogs had acute or insidious onset of progressived neurologic signs which were first noted at 4 months to 6 years of age. There was a range of signs seen in affected animals, from behavioral changes to the acute onset of seizures. Dx by finding elevated levels of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in body fluids.

疾病類型

動物種類

關鍵詞

疾病症狀

【一般】
  • 運動不耐, 易倦
【循環系】
  • 辨距不良, 延展過度, 延展不足
【皮膚系】
  • 叩診下陷或凹下去的地方回覆遲鈍
【肌骨系】
  • 共濟失調, 共濟不能, 蹣跚, 跌絆
  • 全面性跛足或強直, 跛行
【神經系】
  • 震顫, 發抖, 肌纖維自發性收縮, 寒顫
【其他】
  • 震顫,顫抖
  • 壓頭
  • 癲癇發作或暈厥, 痙攣, 突然發作, 虛脫
  • 分不清方向, 喪失記憶
  • 異常行為, 攻擊性,