Secondary hypothyroidism following head trauma in a cat. Academic Article

abstract

• An 18-month-old female neutered domestic short hair cat was examined because of marked polydipsia and stunted growth following head trauma when it was 8 weeks old. Diagnostic evaluation revealed hyposthenuric urine, low concentrations of thyroid hormone and undetectable thyroid stimulating hormone concentrations which did not rise following thyroid releasing hormone administration. Lateral radiographs of the left and right tibiae revealed incomplete mineralisation of the greater tubercle and open physis. An almost empty sella turcica and a greatly reduced pituitary were visible on magnetic resonance images of the brain. A presumptive diagnosis of secondary hypothyroidism and central diabetes insipidus following head trauma was made.

authors

• Jeffery, Nicholas

published proceedings

• J Feline Med Surg

author list (cited authors)

• Mellanby, R. J., Jeffery, N. D., Gopal, M. S., & Herrtage, M. E.

complete list of authors

• Mellanby, Richard J||Jeffery, Nic D||Gopal, Matt S||Herrtage, Michael E

publication date

• April 2005

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Cat Diseases
• Cats
• Diabetes Insipidus
• Drinking Behavior
• Female
• Growth Disorders
• Head Injuries, Closed
• Hypothyroidism
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

PubMed Central ID

• 15771951

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jfms.2004.08.002

start page

• 135

end page

• 139

volume

• 7

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfms.2004.08.002