Question submitted by the audience in our recent webinar: Understanding Steroid Responsive Meningitis-Arteritis and Other Inflammatory Neurological Disorders of Dogs:
What triggers are there that may make SRMA manifest itself? Emotional stress? Physiological stress?
Answer by: Karen R. Muñana, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology):
Emotional and physiological stress can impact the proper functioning of the immune system. However, specific emotional or physiological triggers for SRMA have not been identified.