Occipitoatlantoaxial malformation in an adult goat

An occipitoatlantoaxial malformation was diagnosed in a 1-year-old Murciano-Granadina goat. At clinical examination, the head and cranial part of the neck were deviated to the right. Clinical signs of spinal cord or brain disease were not observed. At necropsy, morphological abnormalities were seen...

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Published inJournal of veterinary diagnostic investigation Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 654 - 656
Main Authors Seva, Juan I, Gómez, Serafin, Pallarés, Francisco J, Sánchez, Pedro, Bernabé, Antonio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2008
Subjects
abnormal development
Abnormalities, Multiple - pathology
Abnormalities, Multiple - veterinary
adult animals
animal morphology
Animals
asymmetry
Atlanto-Occipital Joint - abnormalities
Atlanto-Occipital Joint - pathology
case studies
disease diagnosis
dislocations (injuries)
Goat Diseases - congenital
Goats
occipitoatalantoaxial malformation
Scoliosis - pathology
Scoliosis - veterinary
skull
spine
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Summary:An occipitoatlantoaxial malformation was diagnosed in a 1-year-old Murciano-Granadina goat. At clinical examination, the head and cranial part of the neck were deviated to the right. Clinical signs of spinal cord or brain disease were not observed. At necropsy, morphological abnormalities were seen in the craniovertebral junction and cervical vertebrae, characterized by a firm attachment and incomplete articulation between the occipital bone and the atlas, and scoliosis in the cervical regions. The definitive diagnosis was bilateral asymmetrical occipitoatlantoaxial fusion with rotation of the atlas and atlantoaxial subluxation. To the authors' knowledge, this case report is the second occipitoatlantoaxial malformation described in a goat and the first description in an adult goat.
ISSN:1040-6387
1943-4936
DOI:10.1177/104063870802000522