Nakata Makoto, Miwa Yasutsugu, Itou Takuya, Uchida Kazuyuki, Nakayama Hiroyuki, Sakai Takeo
Miwa Exotic Animal Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 2011 Oct;73(10):1333-5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.10-0341. Epub 2011 May 30.
A 28-month-old African hedgehog was referred to our hospital with progressive tetraparesis. On the first presentation, the hedgehog was suspected as having wobbly hedgehog syndrome (WHS) and the animal was treated with medication and rehabilitation. The animal died 22 days after onset. Pathological examination revealed that the animal was involved in astrocytoma between the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord (C1). This report indicates that a primary central nervous system tumor should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses for hedgehogs presenting with progressive paresis, together with WHS.
一只28个月大的非洲刺猬因进行性四肢轻瘫被转诊至我院。首次就诊时，这只刺猬被怀疑患有刺猬摇摆综合征（WHS），并接受了药物治疗和康复治疗。该动物发病22天后死亡。病理检查显示，该动物延髓和脊髓（C1）之间患有星形细胞瘤。本报告表明，原发性中枢神经系统肿瘤应被视为刺猬出现进行性轻瘫时的鉴别诊断之一，与WHS一起考虑。
