An acute and chronic case of cerebral infarction syndrome in two raccoons (Procyon lotor) respectively is described. The raccoon with an acute form of the condition had clinical neurologic signs whereas the raccoon with a chronic form of the condition had no evident clinical signs. In neither raccoon were significant vascular lesions seen. This is the first report of cerebral infarctions in raccoons.
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1 October 1994
Ischemic Encephalopathy in Raccoons (Procyon lotor)
A. N. Hamir,
C. E. Rupprecht
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 30 • No. 4
October 1994
Vol. 30 • No. 4
October 1994
cerebral infarction syndrome
Ischemic encephalopathy
Procyon lotor
raccoon