Suspect Guillain-Barré syndrome in a male rhesus macaque (Macaca
mulatta)
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Published:2017-03-07
Issue:1
Volume:4
Page:27-32
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ISSN:2363-4715
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Container-title:Primate Biology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Primate Biol.
Author:
Becker Tamara,Pieper Florian,Liebetanz David,Bleyer Martina,Schrod Annette,Maetz-Rensing Kerstin,Treue Stefan
Abstract
Abstract. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare, mainly acute inflammatory polyneuropathy in humans. It is frequently post-infectious with auto antibodies being formed against myelin sheaths, resulting in a progressive and more-or-less severe paralysis of the motor neuron and cranial nerves. Mortality is low and 60 % of the patients recover completely from the disease after intensive treatment.In animals, there are a few diseases that closely resemble GBS, but cases of GBS in monkeys seem to be scarce. In this case report, the clinical course of a progressive tetraplegia in a male rhesus macaque is described. Clinical, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), electroneurography (ENG) and electromyography (EMG), and pathological findings revealed symptoms very similar to human GBS.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology
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