CEREBRAL INFARCTION ASSOCIATED WITH COARCTATION OF THE AORTA IN A LOWLAND GORILLA (GORILLA-GORILLA-GORILLA)

Authors
TRUPKIEWICZ JG MCNAMARA TS WEIDENHEIM KM COOK RA GRENELL SL FACTOR SM
Citation
Jg. Trupkiewicz et al., CEREBRAL INFARCTION ASSOCIATED WITH COARCTATION OF THE AORTA IN A LOWLAND GORILLA (GORILLA-GORILLA-GORILLA), Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 26(1), 1995, pp. 123-131
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
10427260
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
123 - 131
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-7260(1995)26:1<123:CIAWCO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Coarctation of the aorta was associated with chronic cerebral infarcti on and atrophy in a young adult male lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Aortic obstruction resulted in chronic cerebrovascular disea se and lesions compatible with hypertension, including arteriosclerosi s of the circle of Willis and acute and chronic ischemic changes in th e cerebrum. Clinical signs developed at 7 years of age as progressive left focal seizures, eventually culminating in status epilepticus.