Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia
Chiari-like malformation represents a congenital anomaly that affects the bony cranial base and the hindbrain, leading to fluid filled cavities formation in the spinal cord, condition named Syringomyelia. This paper aims to assess the variety of the clinical signs and to evaluate the magnetic resona...
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doaj-87c96980c5774734b534b174ae2920572021-09-05T21:00:44ZengSciendoThe EuroBiotech Journal2564-615X2018-07-012316116410.2478/ebtj-2018-0020ebtj-2018-0020Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and SyringomyeliaCucoș Cătălina Anca0Constantinescu Radu1Barut Ateș2Ionașcu Iuliana3Vlăgioiu Constantin4University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 105 Splaiul Independentei, 050097, Bucharest, RomaniaUniversity of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 105 Splaiul Independentei, 050097, Bucharest, RomaniaPetCode Veterinary Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyUniversity of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 105 Splaiul Independentei, 050097, Bucharest, RomaniaUniversity of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 105 Splaiul Independentei, 050097, Bucharest, RomaniaChiari-like malformation represents a congenital anomaly that affects the bony cranial base and the hindbrain, leading to fluid filled cavities formation in the spinal cord, condition named Syringomyelia. This paper aims to assess the variety of the clinical signs and to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging findings in thirty- seven Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs. The study was performed over a four-year period, from 2013 to 2017, all cases underwent neurological examination, full diagnostic work-up, including magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain, cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord. Thirty-seven dogs were included in this study, 23 females and 14 males, with a mean age of 3.6±2.1years. The commonest clinical findings encountered were neuropathic pain and vocalization, seen in all 37 cases, followed by scratching, facial rubbing, paw licking, air licking, tail chasing, seizures and unilateral facial paralysis. Different grades of cerebellar herniation and cervical syrinxes were noted in all cases, other magnetic resonance imaging findings encountered were medullary kinking, presyrinx and ventriculomegaly. In establishing the diagnosis of the Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia, the breed, clinical history and the symptomatology are very important, but only magnetic resonance imaging technique can provide quantitative assessment of the nervous system lesions.https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2018-0020chiari-like malformationsyringomyeliamagnetic resonance imagingcavalier king charles spanieldogs |
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Cucoș Cătălina Anca Constantinescu Radu Barut Ateș Ionașcu Iuliana Vlăgioiu Constantin Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia The EuroBiotech Journal chiari-like malformation syringomyelia magnetic resonance imaging cavalier king charles spaniel dogs |
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Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia |
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Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia |
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Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia |
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Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia |
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Retrospective study of 37 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs diagnosed with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia |
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retrospective study of 37 cavalier king charles spaniel dogs diagnosed with chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia |
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Chiari-like malformation represents a congenital anomaly that affects the bony cranial base and the hindbrain, leading to fluid filled cavities formation in the spinal cord, condition named Syringomyelia. This paper aims to assess the variety of the clinical signs and to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging findings in thirty- seven Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs. The study was performed over a four-year period, from 2013 to 2017, all cases underwent neurological examination, full diagnostic work-up, including magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain, cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord. Thirty-seven dogs were included in this study, 23 females and 14 males, with a mean age of 3.6±2.1years. The commonest clinical findings encountered were neuropathic pain and vocalization, seen in all 37 cases, followed by scratching, facial rubbing, paw licking, air licking, tail chasing, seizures and unilateral facial paralysis. Different grades of cerebellar herniation and cervical syrinxes were noted in all cases, other magnetic resonance imaging findings encountered were medullary kinking, presyrinx and ventriculomegaly. In establishing the diagnosis of the Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia, the breed, clinical history and the symptomatology are very important, but only magnetic resonance imaging technique can provide quantitative assessment of the nervous system lesions. |
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chiari-like malformation syringomyelia magnetic resonance imaging cavalier king charles spaniel dogs |
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