Table 56-3.
Inflammatory Central Nervous System Disorders of Cats That May Cause Vestibular Dysfunction
| CLASS OF ETIOLOGICAL AGENT | SPECIFIC DISEASE |
|---|---|
| Viral | Feline infectious peritonitis virus |
| Feline immunodeficiency virus | |
| Feline leukemia virus | |
| Rabies | |
| Pseudorabies | |
| Borna disease virus | |
| Protozoal | Toxoplasmosis |
| Encephalitozoonosis | |
| Bacterial | Aerobes |
| Anaerobes | |
| Fungal | Cryptococcosis |
| Blastomycosis | |
| Histoplasmosis | |
| Coccidioidomycosis | |
| Aspergillosis | |
| Phaeohyphomycosis | |
| Parasitic | Cuterebral larval myiasis |
| Dirofilaria immitis | |
| Agent unknown | Nonsuppurative |
| meningoencephalomyelitis | |
| (presumed viral) | |
| Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis |
From Muñana K: Inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system. In August JR, editor: Consultations in feline internal medicine, vol 4, Philadelphia, 2001, WB Saunders Co, pp 425–433.