Hypoglycemia and irreversible neurologic complications in a cat with insulinoma

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 812-814+810

  Kraje, Amy Clare ^a,b  

^a Veterinary Referral Clinic   (United States)

^b South Bay Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAZOXIDE; INSULIN; OCTREOTIDE; PREDNISONE;

APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULINOMA; LETHARGY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULINOMA; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0041815990     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.812     Document Type: Article

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