Acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis with secondary arterial hypertension in a 5-year-old male Siberian Husky. (1st January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Musteata, Mihai; Ștefănescu, Raluca; Baisan, Andrei Radu; Mocanu, Diana; Pașca, Sorin Aurelian; Hrițcu, Luminița Diana; Henea, Mădălina; Solcan, Gheorghe
• Is Part Of: Veterinary quarterly. Volume 40:issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 223
• Page End: 228
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01
• Subjects: Polyradiculoneuritis -- dog -- arterial hypertension -- heart rate variability; Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; Veterinary research -- Periodicals; Veterinary medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 636.089
• DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2020.1820099
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0165-2176

Abstract

Abstract: Acute canine idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis (ACIP) is one of the most common generalised neuromuscular diseases affecting dogs. In this report, we describe a 5-year-old, 25-kg, male, intact, Siberian Husky dog with ACIP with secondary induced arterial hypertension {systolic blood pressure [mean (m) ± standard deviation (sd)], 214 ± 19 mmHg; mean blood pressure (m ± sd), 164 ± 6.36 mmHg; and diastolic blood pressure (m ± sd), 137 ± 0.7 mmHg} and sinus tachycardia. Heart rate variability analysis indicated decreased vagal activity (low root-mean-square values of successive RR interval differences and percentages of the RR intervals differing by more than 50 ms in the entire recording) and predominance of sympathetic activity. Arterial hypertension was treated with amlodipine but remained greater than the upper limit for 51 days until the dog recovered ambulation. This is the first case report of ACIP and secondary arterial hypertension in a dog. Routine blood pressure measurements should be included in the monitoring of patients with ACIP if arterial hypertension might interfere with patient prognosis.