Affiliation:
1. St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine
Abstract
The main methods of diagnosing these diseases, according to the analysis of world literature data, are the analysis of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is carried out in order to detect changes characteristic of the diagnosis. With the help of MRI, it is possible to determine the localization of inflammation. A number of studies have been aimed at improving diagnostic methods by detecting new factors characteristic of autoimmune diseases of the nervous system. Data on the detection of antibodies corresponding to human antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid of dogs and on changes in the concentration of various substances in it are presented. This allows for faster and more accurate diagnostics.As a result of the generalization of the literature data, it was found that immunosuppressive drugs are used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases of the brain and spinal cord of dogs. According to the data presented, the most effective of the known methods of treatment of autoimmune meningoencephalitis is the use of a combination of prednisolone and imatinib mesylate. For the treatment of steroid-dependent meningoarteritis (SRMA), various corticosteroid drugs are used, the most optimal of which is the combination of prednisone and cytarabine.The purpose of our study was to study modern Russian and foreign literature sources on autoimmune diseases of the brain and spinal cord in dogs, methods of diagnosis and treatment of these diseases and to review works that provide new data on their treatment, diagnosis and understanding of etiology and pathogenesis.
Publisher
Saint-Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine
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