Garosi Laurent, de Lahunta Alexander, Summers Brian, Dennis Ruth, Scase Tim
Animal Health Trust, Centre for Small Animal Studies, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 7UU, England.
J Feline Med Surg. 2006 Feb;8(1):63-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2005.06.003. Epub 2005 Oct 6.
A 9-year-old Burmese cat was presented for investigation of a subacute onset of bilateral forelimb paresis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervico-thoracic vertebral column and brachial plexus revealed a bilaterally symmetrical, severe and diffuse swelling of the spinal nerves forming the caudal part of the brachial plexus. Histopathology of the abnormal nerve roots, spinal nerves and brachial plexi showed inflammatory and marked proliferative changes with similar features to that of hypertrophic neuritis of man. Hypertrophic neuritis in man is a rare, tumor-like, chronic inflammatory peripheral nerve disorder of unknown origin most frequently involving the brachial plexus.
一只9岁的缅甸猫因双侧前肢亚急性轻瘫前来检查。颈椎-胸椎脊柱和臂丛神经的磁共振成像显示，构成臂丛神经尾部的脊神经出现双侧对称、严重且弥漫性肿胀。异常神经根、脊神经和臂丛神经的组织病理学显示有炎症和明显的增殖性变化，其特征与人类的肥大性神经炎相似。人类的肥大性神经炎是一种罕见的、肿瘤样的、慢性炎症性周围神经疾病，病因不明，最常累及臂丛神经。
