Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of a canine spinal cord injury. Academic Article

abstract

• A nine-year-old female crossbred dog was presented with tetraplegia following a fall. No vertebral abnormalities were detectable on plain radiographs of the cervical spine. Magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed absence of extraparenchymal compression and an area of oedema within the cervical spinal cord, suggesting a favourable prognosis. Following nursing care and physiotherapy, the dog recovered the ability to walk, although mild neurological deficits persisted in the left limbs.

authors

• Jeffery, Nicholas

published proceedings

• J Small Anim Pract

author list (cited authors)

• Gopal, M. S., & Jeffery, N. D.

citation count

• 14

complete list of authors

• Gopal, MS||Jeffery, ND

publication date

• January 2001

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Small Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Dog Diseases
• Dogs
• Edema
• Female
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Prognosis
• Radiography
• Spinal Cord Compression
• Spinal Cord Injuries

PubMed Central ID

• 11219821

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb01981.x

start page

• 29

end page

• 31

volume

• 42

issue

• 1