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For cats included in the study, data that were recorded included signalment, initial complaint, whether the cat had any clinical signs of middle or external ear disease, whether the cat had upper respiratory tract disease, necropsy diagnosis, gross appearance of the bullae, and reason for euthanasia. Signs of middle ear disease that were considered included unilateral peripheral vestibular disease without motor deficits, Horner syndrome, and facial nerve paralysis.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014Of the 3,442 cats that underwent necropsy during the study period, 59 (1.7%) had nonneoplastic middle ear disease. Six of the 59 (10%) cats, including 1 cat that was affected bilaterally, had clinical signs of middle ear disease. Of these, 5 had signs of unilateral peripheral vestibular disease, and 1 had Horner syndrome.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Results suggested that most cats with nonneoplastic middle ear disease did not have associated clinical signs. Findings may be of clinical relevance for cats in which middle ear disease is identified as an incidental finding during computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging for unrelated diseases.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.235.7.841","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,10,1]],"date-time":"2009-10-01T07:33:19Z","timestamp":1254382399000},"page":"841-843","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Prevalence of clinical abnormalities in cats found to have nonneoplastic middle ear disease at necropsy: 59 cases (1991\u20132007)"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"235","author":[{"given":"Michael D.","family":"Schlicksup","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thomas J.","family":"Van Winkle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David E.","family":"Holt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"ref1","series-title":"Vet Rec","first-page":"643","article-title":"Otitis media in the cat","volume":"69","author":"Lawson","year":"1957"},{"key":"ref2","series-title":"J Vet Intern Med","first-page":"1080","article-title":"Computed tomographic evidence of bulla effusion in cats with sinonasal disease: 2001\u20132004","volume":"20","author":"Detweiler","year":"2006"},{"key":"ref3","series-title":"Acta Otolaryngol Suppl","first-page":"1","article-title":"Experimental otitis media with effusion in cats. 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