Table 5.
Description of signalment; onset classification of clinical signs (per-acute/acute/chronic); time needed to recover from neurological signs when available; long-term follow-up specifying cause of death (related/unrelated to PA or presence of a pituitary mass), if the patient died during hospitalization (D) and survival time in months (m) when available; performed MRI and/or CT; P:B ratio value; presence of mass effect (yes/no).
| Signalment | Onset (Per-Acute/Acute/Chronic) |
Recovery Time | Long Term Follow-Up |
MRI/CT | P:B Ratio | Mass Effect (Yes/No) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mixed breed MN, 9.75 y, 24.6 Kg | Per-acute | <24 h | Alive (11 m) | MRI CT | 0.52 | No |
| 2. Italian hound F, 11.5 y, 14.8 Kg |
Per-acute | <24 h | Alive (6 m) | MRI | 0.35 | No |
| 3. Mixed breed FN, 12.7 y, 4.7 Kg |
Per-acute | <24 h | Alive (18 m) | CT | 0.75 | Yes |
| 4. Italian Bracco dog F, 12.8 y, 27 Kg | Per-acute | 48–72 h | Unrelated survival time: death 7 m | CT | 0.78 | Yes |
| 5. Mixed breed FN, 12.7 y, 30 Kg |
Per-acute | <24 h | Alive (32 m) | MRI CT | 0.37 | No |
| 6. Beagle FN, 7.6 y, 16.6 Kg |
Per-acute | 48–72 h | Related survival time: death 23 m | MRI CT | 0.48 | No |
| 7. Labrador Retriever F, 5 y, 31.2 Kg |
Per-acute | <24 h | Alive (34 m) | MRI CT | 0.35 | No |
| 8. Labrador Retriever FN, 10.8 y, 35 Kg |
Per-acute | D | Related death for cardiovascular arrest 3 days after PA diagnosis | MRI CT | 0.39 | No |
| 9. Mixed breed FN, 5.8 y, 21 Kg |
Chronic | Persistent behavioural changes | Related survival time: death 8 m | MRI CT | 1.3 | Yes |
| 10. Labrador Retriever FN, 8.6 y, 29 Kg |
Per-acute | <24 h | Unknown | CT | 0.33 | No |
| 11. Boxer FN, 11.4 y, 27.4 Kg |
Per-acute | 24–48 h | Related survival time: death 1 m | MRI CT | 1.2 | yes |
| 12. Springer Spaniel M, 13.7 y, 18.7 Kg |
Acute | <24 h | Unrelated survival time: death 25 m | MRI CT | 0.8 | Yes |
| 13. Mixed breed M, 11.1 y, 33 Kg |
Per-acute | D | Euthanised 4 days after PA diagnosis | CT | 0.88 | Yes |
| 14. Mixed breed M, 9.8 y, 14.5 Kg |
Per-acute | Unknown | Unknown | CT | 1.1 | Yes |
| 15. Corso dog FN, 9.4 y, 43 Kg |
Per-acute | Unknown | Unknown | CT | 0.44 | No |
| 16. English Bulldog M, 6.1 y, 28 Kg | Acute | Unknown | Unknown | CT | 1.35 | Yes |
| 17. Mixed breed M, 9.3 y, 9.3 Kg |
Chronic | 24–48 h | Related survival time: death 102 m |
CT | 1.3 | Yes |
| 18. Mixed breed M, 3.2 y, 15 Kg |
Per-acute | D | Euthanised 1 day after PA diagnosis | CT | 1.3 | Yes |
| 19. Mixed breed M, 11.1 y, 27.6 Kg |
Acute | Unknown | Unknown | CT | 1.03 | Yes |