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When considering an appropriate list of differential diagnoses for a patient presenting with a neurological complaint, the signalment must be considered Although juvenile and adult patients are susceptible to many of the same diseases, certain aetiologies are more prevalent and some conditions unique to the juvenile patient. Once a neurolocalistaion has been obtained, the anagram VITAMIN D is helpful to form a list of relevant differential diagnoses in consideration with the signalment, onset and progression of clinical signs.
Infectious and inflammatory diseases can affect young dogs and have a variable presentation and signs usually progress without treatment. Neospora caninum in the juvenile dog often causes diffuse nerve root disease resulting in severe muscle atrophy and rigid pelvic limb hyperextension. Infectious diseases such as coronavirus will typically present in young cats.
