Disease Information

Chihuahua dogs have been reported with the following diseases involving the nervous system

Arachnoid Cyst/Diverticula
Atlantoaxial Instability
Autoimmune Polymyositis
Cerebellar Disease
Chiari-Like Malformation/Syringomyelia
Deafness
Epidermoid Cyst
Episodic Exercise-Induced Collapse
Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy
Glycoproteinosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Epilepsy
Intervertebral Disk Disease
Megaesophagus
Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin
Narcolepsy/Cataplexy
Necrotizing Meningoencephalitis
Neoplasia
Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
Polyneuropathy
Spina Bifida
Steroid-Responsive Meningitis-Arteritis
Tethered Cord Syndrome
Vertebral Malformation

Note - diseases are listed in alphabetical order, not in order of prevalence or significance

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