Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, prognostic factors, treatment and outcome in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin: a review

I Cornelis, L Van Ham, I Gielen, S De Decker… - The Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin (MUO) encompasses a group of idiopathic,
most likely immune mediated, inflammatory central nervous system diseases that cause …

New insights into the treatment of meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin since 2009: a review of 671 cases

N Jeffery, N Granger - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
“Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin”(MUO)—a collective term for a group of
clinically-indistinguishable (but pathologically distinct) autoimmune diseases of the CNS …

Inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system in dogs: a retrospective study in England (2010–2019)

R Gonçalves, S De Decker, G Walmsley… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The epidemiology of inflammatory diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) in
dogs is largely unknown. We aimed to report the relative proportion of different causes of …

Perspectives on meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin

JR Coates, ND Jeffery - Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal …, 2014 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
Recent advances in the understanding of noninfectious inflammatory diseases of the central
nervous system (CNS) have resulted in an increasing subdivision of this parent category …

Canine meningoencephalitis of unknown origin—the search for infectious agents in the cerebrospinal fluid via deep sequencing

JN Nessler, WK Jo, ADME Osterhaus… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (MUO) describes a group of meningoencephalitides
in dogs with a hitherto unknown trigger. An infectious agent has been suggested as one …

Pathological and immunological features of canine necrotising meningoencephalitis and granulomatous meningoencephalitis

K Uchida, E Park, M Tsuboi, JK Chambers… - The Veterinary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Necrotising meningoencephalitis (NME) and granulomatous meningoencephalitis (GME)
are idiopathic inflammatory diseases of the canine central nervous system (CNS). Typical …

Metagenomic investigation of idiopathic meningoencephalomyelitis in dogs

LL Hoon‐Hanks, S McGrath, KL Tyler… - Journal of veterinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin (MUO) is a common and life‐
threatening neuroinflammatory disease in dogs. Features of the disease are suggestive of …

Concomitant necrotizing encephalitis and granulomatous meningoencephalitis in four toy breed dogs

JN Nessler, A Oevermann, M Schawacht… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The term “meningoencephalitis of unknown origin”(MUO) describes a group of different
encephalitides in dogs in which no infectious agent can be identified and a multifactorial …

Mycoplasmas: brain invaders?

RS Rosales, R Puleio, GR Loria, S Catania… - Research in veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mycoplasmas of humans and animals are usually associated with respiratory, autoimmune,
genital and joint diseases. Human mycoplasmas have also been known to affect the brain …

Reconceptualizing major depressive disorder as an infectious disease

T Canli - Biology of mood & anxiety disorders, 2014 - Springer
In this article, I argue for a reconceptualization of major depressive disorder (major
depression) as an infectious disease. I suggest that major depression may result from a …