1. Clinical features of muscle stiffness in 37 dogs with concurrent naturally occurring hypercortisolism
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Stefania Golinelli, Federico Fracassi, Ezio Bianchi, Álan Gomes Pöppl, Diego Daniel Miceli, Leontine Benedicenti, Viviani De Marco, Audrey K. Cook, Laura Espada Castro, Ian Ramsey, Kyoung Won Seo, Carlo Cantile, Gualtiero Gandini, Sean E. Hulsebosch, and Edward C. Feldman
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General Veterinary ,treatment ,dive bomber sound ,median survival time ,Muscles ,pituitary dependent hypercortisolism ,Brain Disorders ,Dogs ,myotonia ,rigidity ,Animals ,Dog Diseases ,Mitotane ,Veterinary Sciences ,Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion ,Cushing Syndrome - Abstract
BackgroundSevere muscle stiffness (SMS) in dogs with hypercortisolism (HC) is uncommon.ObjectivesTo evaluate signalment, presentation, treatments, and long-term outcomes of dogs with concurrent HC and SMS.AnimalsThirty-seven dogs.MethodsMedical records of dogs with HC and concurrent SMS were recruited from 10 institutions. Clinical information, test results, therapeutic responses, and survival times were reviewed.ResultsAll 37 dogs with HC and SMS had pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism (PDH); 36/37 weighed
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- 2023