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Many, but not all, infected dogs develop CNS signs after systemic disease but this is dependent on the strain of the virus. Either the white matter or the grey matter may be affected. Grey matter disease affects the cerebral coretx, brainstem and spinal cord, and may give a non-suppurative meningitis, seizures, stupor, hysteria or ataxia. Dogs with grey matter disease may die within 2-3 weeks, recover, or alterntatively progress to white matter disease. In this, mutlifocal lesions mean that the signs are variable: cerebellovestibular signs are common, as well as spinal cord paresis, ataxia and occasionaly myoclonus. Once white matter disease has developed, some dogs die with a non-inflammatory, demyelinating disease 4-5 weeks after intial systemic infection. Other animals may recover with minimal injury to the CNS but may still suffer neuromuscular tics or "chewing gum" seizures.
 
Many, but not all, infected dogs develop CNS signs after systemic disease but this is dependent on the strain of the virus. Either the white matter or the grey matter may be affected. Grey matter disease affects the cerebral coretx, brainstem and spinal cord, and may give a non-suppurative meningitis, seizures, stupor, hysteria or ataxia. Dogs with grey matter disease may die within 2-3 weeks, recover, or alterntatively progress to white matter disease. In this, mutlifocal lesions mean that the signs are variable: cerebellovestibular signs are common, as well as spinal cord paresis, ataxia and occasionaly myoclonus. Once white matter disease has developed, some dogs die with a non-inflammatory, demyelinating disease 4-5 weeks after intial systemic infection. Other animals may recover with minimal injury to the CNS but may still suffer neuromuscular tics or "chewing gum" seizures.
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Dogs that recover from acute canine distemper infection may develop "old dog encephalitis" years later. This is a result of persistent infection and manifests with several episodes of neurological abnormalities over weeks to months, before the dog ultimately dies.
    
5.2. Clinical manifestations
 
5.2. Clinical manifestations
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