OMIA 000453-9940 : Hepatic encephalopathy in Ovis aries |
In other species:
dog
,
domestic cat
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
Cross-species summary:
A degenerative disease of the brain induced by a failure of the liver to metabolise ammonia. Clinical signs include excitability, tremor, compulsive walking, head pressing, and apparent blindness, followed by coma and convulsions.
Reference
| 1994 | Clark, A.M., Spence, J.A. : | |
| Possible familial hepatic encephalopathy in a Suffolk ewe Veterinary Record 135:463 only, 1994. |
Edit History
- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005