Untersuchungen zur paraneoplastischen Polyneuropathie des Hundes
N.N. · Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere / Heimtiere · 2004 · Heft 02 · S. 82-87
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Zusammenfassung
Summary: Objective: Paraneoplastic polyneuropathy in dogs is a neurological disease with peripheral nerve damage caused by extraneurally located tumors. The disease is supposed to be the result of an antibody mediated damage of the nervous tissue. The goal of the present study was to define the clinical relevance of the disease. Methods: 120 dogs affected with extraneural tumors were examined by neurological examination and using electrodiagnostic techniques. Serum samples were taken to determine antineuronal nuclear antibodies (ANNA) and antinuclear antibodies (ANA) using the technique of immunohistochemistry,…