Table 1 Signalment and CSF cytology in 38 cases of NA from the literature (retrospective cohort)
Case No. | Breed | Age (weeks) | Gender | Month | CSF Protein (g/L) | CSF Nucleated cell count (cells/μL) | CSF Eosinophils | Necropsy confirmed (NA larvae present) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Number (cells/μL) | % nucleated cells |  |
Mason a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Case 2 | Border Collie | 9 | M | October | 0.12 | 4200 | 3696 | 88% | ? |
Case 3* | Daschund | 14 | M | January | N/A | 7125 | 6056 | 85% | No |
Case 13* | Kelpie | 6 | F | December | N/A | 3680 | 2760 | 75% | No |
Case 14* | Kelpie | 7 | M | December | N/A | 1300 | 1053 | 81% | No |
Case 15* | Labrador | 8 | F | April | N/A | 2307 | 2030 | 88% | No |
Case 16* | Greyhound | 10 | F | July | 0.43 | 4600 | 3404 | 74% | Yes |
Case 17* | Greyhound | 8 | M | July | N/A | 2700 | 1782 | 66% | Yes |
Case 18* | Greyhound | 10 | M | July | 1.62 | 7750 | 6743 | 87% | Yes |
Case 19* | Greyhound | 9 | M | July | 0.13 | 284 | 244 | 86% | No |
Case 20* | Greyhound | 10 | F | May | N/A | 265 | 98 | 37% | No |
Case 21* | Corgi | 9 | F | April | 2.3 | 1350 | 1053 | 78% | No |
Case 22* | Labrador | 7 | M | December | N/A | 90 | 55 | 61% | No |
Case 27* | GSD | 7 | F | February | N/A | 1250 | 1025 | 82% | Yes |
Case 28* | GSD | 7 | M | February | 0.2 | 2264 | 1449 | 64% | No |
Case 29* | Greyhound | 8 | M | April | 0.25 | 2812 | 2418 | 86% | No |
Case 31* | Greyhound | 10 | F | June | 0.32 | 1280 | 1139 | 89% | No |
Case 32 | Greyhound | 11 | F | June | 0.18 | 3250 | 2633 | 81% | ? |
Case 33 | Greyhound | 11 | M | June | 0.19 | 1465 | 1231 | 84% | ? |
Case 34 | Greyhound | 11 | F | June | 0.23 | 240 | 226 | 94% | ? |
Case 35 | Labrador | 11 | M | April | N/A | 20 | 20 | 100% | ? |
Case 36 | Afghan | 11 | M | June | 0.43 | 2300 | 1702 | 74% | ? |
Case 37 | Beagle | 10 | M | May | 0.12 | 83 | 59 | 71% | ? |
Case 38* | OESD | 9 | F | July | 0.4 | 2376 | 1925 | 81% | Yes |
Case 39 | OESD | 10 | M | July | 0.11 | 7106 | 6680 | 94% | ? |
Case 40 | OESD | 9 | F | July | 0.12 | 1197 | 1029 | 86% | ? |
Case 41 | OESD | 9 | M | July | 0.12 | 2510 | 2309 | 92% | ? |
Case 42 | Borzoi | 8 | F | November | N/A | 512 | 435 | 85% | ? |
Case 43* | Daschund | 12 | M | October | N/A | 2800 | 1652 | 59% | Yes |
Case 44 | Greyhound | 8 | M | July | 0.92 | 700 | 462 | 66% | ? |
Case 45* | Greyhound | 10 | M | May | N/A | 1760 | 1390 | 79% | Yes |
Case 46* | Greyhound | 9 | M | July | 2.1 | 450 | 95 | 21% | Yes |
Case 49 | Labrador | 12 | F | November | N/A | 406 | 256 | 63% | ? |
Case 50 | Great Dane | 20 | F | April | 0.9 | 1590 | 350 | 22% | ? |
Case 51 | Great Dane | 28 | M | February | 0.6 | 2750 | 2063 | 75% | ? |
Case 52 | Poodle | 14 | M | May | 2.4 | 250 | 150 | 60% | ? |
Case 53* | Weimaraner | 12 | F | April | 0.5 | 490 | 441 | 90% | ? |
Case 54* | Greyhound | 16 | M | May | N/A | 2880 | 2304 | 80% | Yes |
Collins et al. * b | Bull Terrier | 9 | M | May | 0.54 | 886 | 886 | 100% | Yes |
| Â | Median | 10 | Â | June | Â | Â | 1185 | 81% | Â |