HYDROCEPHALUS INDUCED SEIZURES IN A PUPPY WITH AN OPEN FONTANELLE: DIAGNOSIS BY RADIOGRAPHIC  EXAMINATION

A. Gopalakrishnan; C.M. Madhumitha; C. Jayanthy; G.R. Baranidharan; S. Kavitha; A. Velavan

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v52i6.149499

Authors

A. Gopalakrishnan Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
C.M. Madhumitha PG Student, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
C. Jayanthy Assistant Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007
G.R. Baranidharan Assistant Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007
S. Kavitha Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
A. Velavan Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology , Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v52i6.149499

Keywords:

Puppy, Open fontanelle, Seizures, Radiography

Abstract

Open fontanelle is a soft spot located on top of the head in a newborn due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones. They are the normal structure in young puppies, especially in small breeds and get hardened by 9-12 weeks of age following fusion of growth plates in the skull. The aim of our study was to describe the presence, diagnosis and management of open fontanelle. A puppy was presented with the history of swelling over the frontal region, intermittent seizures for the past two weeks. Clinical examination revealed a swelling over the mid-frontal region of head. Radiographic examination of skull revealed hydrocephalus with open fontanelle.

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