Prevalence of asymptomatic syringomyelia in Cavalier King Charles spaniels.

abstract

• The prevalence of syringomyelia was investigated in a sample population of 555 Cavalier King Charles spaniels. All dogs, which were declared by their owners to be showing no clinical signs of syringomyelia, underwent MRI to determine the presence or absence of the condition. Data were analysed by logistic regression to determine the effects of sex and age on the prevalence of syringomyelia. Only increased age was found to have a significant effect. The prevalence of syringomyelia was 25 per cent in dogs aged 12 months, increasing to a peak of 70 per cent in dogs aged 72 months or more.

authors

• Jeffery, Nicholas

published proceedings

• Vet Rec

altmetric score

• 3.25

author list (cited authors)

• Parker, J. E., Knowler, S. P., Rusbridge, C., Noorman, E., & Jeffery, N. D.

citation count

• 62

complete list of authors

• Parker, JE||Knowler, SP||Rusbridge, C||Noorman, E||Jeffery, ND

publication date

• June 2011

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Record  Journal

keywords

• Age Factors
• Animals
• Dog Diseases
• Dogs
• Female
• Genetic Predisposition To Disease
• Male
• Pedigree
• Prevalence
• Selection, Genetic
• Sex Factors
• Syringomyelia

PubMed Central ID

• 21672954

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1136/vr.d1726

start page

• 667

end page

• 667

volume

• 168

issue

• 25

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.d1726