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Intracranial arachnoid cysts in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

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An intracranial arachnoid cyst was detected in a 32-year-old, 44.6-kg, female chimpanzee at the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) were performed and the cognitive studies in which she participated were reviewed. MRI revealed that the cyst was present in the chimpanzee’s right occipital convexity, and was located in close proximity to the posterior horn of the right lateral ventricle without ventriculomegaly. CT confirmed the presence of the cyst and no apparent signs indicating previous skull fractures were found. The thickness of the mandible was asymmetrical, whereas the temporomandibular joints and dentition were symmetrical. She showed no abnormalities in various cognitive studies since she was 3 years old, except a different behavioural pattern during a recent study, indicating a possible visual field defect. Detailed cognitive studies, long-term observation of her physical condition and follow-up MRI will be continued.

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Acknowledgments

We wish to thank Prof. Kozo Matsubayashi at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University for his assistance in interpreting the MRI images and Dr. W. Saito at Tsurumi University for his assistance in interpreting the CT images. We thank Prof. S. Hirata at Wildlife Research Centre, Kyoto University, Dr. M. Tanaka at Wildlife Research and Education Center, Kyoto City Zoo, and Dr. S. Itakura at Department of Psychology, Kyoto University for valuable information.

This study was financially supported by the following grants: MEXT 16002001, 20002001, 24000001 (to T.M.), 23220006 (to M.T.) and JSPS-gCOE (A06).

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  1. Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 41-2 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan

    Takako Miyabe-Nishiwaki, Takaaki Kaneko, Tomoko Sakai, Akihisa Kaneko, Akino Watanabe, Shohei Watanabe, Norihiko Maeda, Kiyonori Kumazaki, Juri Suzuki, Takeshi Nishimura, Misato Hayashi, Masaki Tomonaga & Tetsuro Matsuzawa

  2. Veterinary Medical Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Laboratory of Physical Anthropology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Haruyuki Makishima

  4. Chubu Gakuin University, Gifu, Japan

    Akichika Mikami

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Miyabe-Nishiwaki, T., Kaneko, T., Sakai, T. et al. Intracranial arachnoid cysts in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Primates 55, 7–12 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-013-0384-0

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