Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death
A 5-year-old male Maltese dog was presented with generalized tonic seizures and hypermetria. Multiple nodular subcortical cerebellar enhancements and meningeal enhancement were observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography was performed d...
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| author | Yoonhoi Koo Yejin Na Taesik Yun Yeon Chae Dohee Lee Hakhyun Kim Mhan-Pyo Yang Byeong-Teck Kang |
| author_facet | Yoonhoi Koo Yejin Na Taesik Yun Yeon Chae Dohee Lee Hakhyun Kim Mhan-Pyo Yang Byeong-Teck Kang |
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| description | A 5-year-old male Maltese dog was presented with generalized tonic seizures and hypermetria. Multiple nodular subcortical cerebellar enhancements and meningeal enhancement were observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography was performed due to suspicion of neoplastic disease, and no fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was observed in the intracranial structures. In PET images of this dog, absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was identified in the brain indicating no cerebral metabolism, strongly suggested brain death. The dog had no spontaneous breathing and no brainstem reflexes for more than 24 h after the termination of anesthesia. Through these results, this dog was diagnosed with unexpected brain death, and it is presumed that the cause was anesthesia. We report herein a case of brain death in a dog diagnosed using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7eda60cc2b3c42b3965cb40c785396102022-12-22T03:47:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692022-12-01910.3389/fvets.2022.902475902475Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain deathYoonhoi KooYejin NaTaesik YunYeon ChaeDohee LeeHakhyun KimMhan-Pyo YangByeong-Teck KangA 5-year-old male Maltese dog was presented with generalized tonic seizures and hypermetria. Multiple nodular subcortical cerebellar enhancements and meningeal enhancement were observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography was performed due to suspicion of neoplastic disease, and no fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was observed in the intracranial structures. In PET images of this dog, absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was identified in the brain indicating no cerebral metabolism, strongly suggested brain death. The dog had no spontaneous breathing and no brainstem reflexes for more than 24 h after the termination of anesthesia. Through these results, this dog was diagnosed with unexpected brain death, and it is presumed that the cause was anesthesia. We report herein a case of brain death in a dog diagnosed using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.902475/fullbrain deathcomapositron emission tomographynuclear scandog |
| spellingShingle | Yoonhoi Koo Yejin Na Taesik Yun Yeon Chae Dohee Lee Hakhyun Kim Mhan-Pyo Yang Byeong-Teck Kang Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death Frontiers in Veterinary Science brain death coma positron emission tomography nuclear scan dog |
| title | Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death |
| title_full | Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death |
| title_short | Case report: Absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death |
| title_sort | case report absent fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in a dog with unexpected brain death |
| topic | brain death coma positron emission tomography nuclear scan dog |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.902475/full |
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