Intervertebral disc herniation, degenerative myelopathy, fibrocartilaginous embolism and polyradiculoneuritis often affect dogs; and physiotherapy may improve the patient's quality of life and/or reduce recovery times. The aim of this review was to evaluate the current scientific outcomes on these...

Background: Fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy is a syndrome of spinal cord infarction caused by fibrocartilaginous emboli identical to the nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disk. The signals were acute and not progressive, asymmetric in 92% and neuroanatomic regions were affected C6-T2 (n=2),...

Myelopathy due to fibrocartilaginous embolism is characterized by an infarction of the spinal cord caused by fibrocartilaginous embolism identical to the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc. Of rare occurrence and described mainly in adult and large dogs, it can also be found in small dogs. ...

A 9-year-old, intact male Shih Tzu dog presented with systemic weakness and peracute onset of tetraplegia. Tetraplegia with lower motor neuron signs was noted upon neurological examination. Diseases that cause acute flaccid tetraparesis, such as acute fulminating myasthenia gravis,...

A three-year-old Basset Griffon Vendeen was presented for peracute-onset paraplegia. MRI of the lumbar spinal cord confirmed marked intramedullary hyperintensity, and analysis of cerebrospinal fluid identified marked neutrophilic pleocytosis and increased protein concentration. An inflammatory...

A 10-year-old German shepherd dog was presented with peracute onset of non-ambulatory paraparesis. Clinical signs and neurological examination revealed lack of proprioception and reduced to absent reflexes in both hind limbs, indicating a lesion to spinal cord segments (SCS) L4-S3. In contrast, MRI ...

Acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion (ANNPE) is a common neurologic emergency and is characterized by a sudden extrusion of hydrated nondegenerated nucleus pulposus without or with minimal remaining spinal cord compression. It causes primarily spinal cord contusion and is often the...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of depressed pelvic limb reflexes and changes in those reflexes over time in dogs with acute thoracolumbar myelopathy. DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS 34 dogs. PROCEDURES: Dogs with acute pelvic limb paralysis caused by acute noncompressive nucleus pulposus ...

Cross-sectional area (CSA) decreases and fat infiltration increases in epaxial muscles of Dachshunds with intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), but less is known about large breed dogs with IVDD. The aim here was to investigate thoracolumbar epaxial muscle CSA and fat infiltration in large breed dogs ...