OMIA:000453-9940 : Hepatic encephalopathy in Ovis aries (sheep) |
In other species: dog , domestic cat
Categories: Nervous system phene
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.
Cite this entry
Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2005). OMIA:000453-9940: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70
Reference
| 1994 | Clark, A.M., Spence, J.A. : |
| Possible familial hepatic encephalopathy in a Suffolk ewe Veterinary Record 135:463 only, 1994. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005