Objective of this study is to report mapping of nerve root injury with clinical and electrophysiological examination in cats and dogs following trauma of brachial plexus (TBP). Medical record of 65 patients (23 dogs and 42 cats) with brachial plexus injury without any fracture between July 2009 and ...

Objective: To evaluate the cervical nerve 8 cross-transfer technique (C8CT) as a part of surgical treatment of caudal brachial plexus avulsion (BPA) in the dog. Study Design: Case series. Animals: Client-owned dogs suspected to have caudal BPA based on neurological examination and...

The clinical data of 48 patients that presented a traumatic peripheral nerve injury at the small animal clinic of the Free University of Berlin between June 1999 and January 2003 were collected. Large and medium breed dogs (37/39) were overrepresented, as well as male dogs (n=32). Injury of the ...

This article describes a novel, alternative lateral approach to the brachial plexus in dogs. It enables improved visualization of the caudal part of the plexus and provides access to all its medullary roots. This modified approach was designed and standardized in fresh cadaver dogs. It was then...

Brachial plexus avulsion is a relatively common disorder, causing serious paralysis of the thoracic limb. It is often misdiagnosed as radial paralysis and there are controversies about the treatment. The main purposes of this work were: to evaluate clinically and neurologically dogs with brachial ...

This in vivo experimental study was carried out to evaluate the ability of the spinal neuron of dogs to grow an axon into reimplanted brachial plexus ventral root, and to assess the functional outcome after root reimplantation. The reimplantation of C5, C6 and C7 ventral rootlets was carried out...

Four distinct patterns of cutaneous anaesthesia were found in 4 dogs with brachial plexus avulsion. The areas of cutaneous anaesthesia were determined using a 2-step testing technique, outlined with water-soluble paint, and photographed. The brachial plexus avulsions were then confirmed by...

The present work aimed to present the incidence of some neurological diseases in dogs and cats, identifying cases of genetic predisposition in some breeds, and their recovering by physiotherapy. Investigations were conducted on 2765 dogs and cats. Of these, 89 individuals were diagnosed with...

Avulsion of the brachial plexus occurred as a result of traffic accidents in 3 dogs and a cat. CT myelography provided better information on the severity of the lesion, and a more precise prognosis than other diagnostic procedures.