polyradiculoneuritis

polyradiculoneuritis /poly·ra·dic·u·lo·neu·ri·tis/ (-rah-dik″u-lo-ndbobr-ri´tis) acute idiopathic polyneuritis.

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polyradiculoneuritis [pol″e-rah-dik″u-lo-noo͡-ri´tis]

acute infectious polyneuritis that involves the peripheral nerves, the spinal nerve roots, and the spinal cord.

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polyradiculoneuritis

an acute polyneuritis that involves the peripheral nerves and spinal nerve roots.

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ganglionic polyradiculoneuritis

see ganglioradiculitis.

idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis

an acute, progressive ascending paralysis, usually leading to complete tetraplegia, that occurs in dogs and rarely cats. A slow recovery is usual but occasional cases are chronic or relapsing. The condition follows raccoon bites in some dogs, hence the name 'Coonhound paralysis', but the etiology is unclear; other cases occur sporadically with no known cause. Similar to guillain-barré syndrome in humans.

protozoan polyradiculoneuritis

canine neosporosis.