Article
Tongue atrophy as a neurological finding in hereditary polyneuropathy in Alaskan malamutes.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Mar 2022
Hultman Josefin, Jäderlund Karin H, Moe Lars, Espenes Arild, Skedsmo Fredrik S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tongue atrophy with wrinkling as a clinical sign of inherited polyneuropathies has not been reported in dogs. OBJECTIVES: Clinically describe tongue atrophy as well as morphology of the tongue and hypoglossal nerve in Alaskan malamute polyneuropathy (AMPN). ANIMALS: Six client-owned Alaskan malamute dogs diagnosed with AMPN, all homozygous for the causative mutation in the N-myc downstream-regulated...
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