A case of acute acquired obstructive hydrocephalus in a cat with suspected ischaemic cerebellar infarct

Raimondi, Francesca; Lourinho, Filipa; Scott, Harry; Shihab, Nadia

However, a review of the literature suggested that all osmotic agents have a limited period of effectiveness and multiple administrations may have significant metabolic effects without additional effectiveness in reducing ICP. 22 Glucocorticoids were not used initially. Although glucocorticoids are reported to be very useful in the treatment of vasogenic oedema due to neoplastic or inflammatory conditions, they are reported to be not helpful in the treatment of cytotoxic oedema and can cause deterioration in patients suffering from ischaemic lesions. 22 These drugs were used instead when the cat acutely deteriorated in an attempt to control the vasogenic oedema that was causing the neurological deterioration, to reduce CSF production and therefore ICP.