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Tremors in cats with congenital portosystemic shunts

Tremors in cats with congenital portosystemic shunts
  • Half of the population manifested generalized tremors and the other half head tremors

Tremors have been reported as a neurological sign in cats with hepatic encephalopathy due to congenital portosystemic shunts (HE-CPSS) or postattenuation neurological syndrome (PANS), but they have not yet been characterised in greater detail. This study aimed to describe the clinical features of tremors in cats with HE-CPSS The clinical records of cats diagnosed with HE-CPSS and manifesting tremors between 2003 and 2023 were retrospectively reviewed to characterise the clinical features of the tremors. Nineteen cats with HE-CPSS were included, of which 17 manifested tremors at admission and two had PANS. Domestic shorthair was the most common breed (12/19). Tremors were the ...

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