Intracranial arachnoid cysts in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
Primates
; 55(1): 7-12, 2014 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
An intracranial arachnoid cyst was detected in a 32-year-old, 44.6-kg, female chimpanzee at the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) were performed and the cognitive studies in which she participated were reviewed. MRI revealed that the cyst was present in the chimpanzee's right occipital convexity, and was located in close proximity to the posterior horn of the right lateral ventricle without ventriculomegaly. CT confirmed the presence of the cyst and no apparent signs indicating previous skull fractures were found. The thickness of the mandible was asymmetrical, whereas the temporomandibular joints and dentition were symmetrical. She showed no abnormalities in various cognitive studies since she was 3 years old, except a different behavioural pattern during a recent study, indicating a possible visual field defect. Detailed cognitive studies, long-term observation of her physical condition and follow-up MRI will be continued.
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Pan troglodytes
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Cistos Aracnóideos
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Cognição
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Doenças dos Símios Antropoides
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Animais de Zoológico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article