Disease Information

Yorkshire Terrier dog​s have been reported with the following diseases involving the nervous system

Arachnoid Cyst
Atlantoaxial Instability
Chiari-like Malformation/Syringomyelia
Cerebellar Disease
Deafness
Dermoid Sinus
Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis
Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hydrated Nucleus Pulposus Extrusion
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Epilepsy
Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis
Idiopathic Tremor Syndrome
Intervertebral Disk Disease
Laryngeal Paralysis
Leigh-Like Encephalopathy
Megaesophagus
Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin
Metabolic Encephalopathy
Multiple Cartilaginous Exostosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myokymia
Necrotizing Leukoencephalitis
Neoplasia
Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
Spina Bifida
Spondylosis Deformans

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

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