Arnold-Chiari malformation in a captive African lion cub

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 661-666

  Shamir, Merav H ^a   Horowitz, Igal H ^b   Yakobson, Boris ^c   Ofri, Ron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Tel Aviv Ramat Gan Zoological Center   (Israel)

^c KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

African lion; Arnold Chiari malformation; Case history; Cerebellum; Congenital malformation; Medulla; Panthera leo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; LION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; TREMOR;

ANIMALS; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; ATAXIA; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; LIONS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TREMOR;

EID: 0032112438     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.3.661     Document Type: Article

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