Necrotizing myelopathy secondary to embolization of herniated intervertebral disk material in the dog

Seven dogs (3 Great Danes, 2 German Shepherd Dogs, 1 Weimaraner, and 1 Boxer) ranging in age from 1 1/2 to 9 years were examined because of acute neurologic signs involving the limbs. All dogs were nonambulatory--3 tetraparetic and 4 paraparetic. In each case, treatment was unsuccessful or not advis...

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Published inJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 169; no. 2; p. 222
Main Authors Zaki, F A, Prata, R G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1976
Subjects
Animals
Cartilage
Dog Diseases - etiology
Dog Diseases - pathology
Dogs
Embolism - complications
Embolism - pathology
Embolism - veterinary
Female
Intervertebral Disc Displacement - complications
Intervertebral Disc Displacement - pathology
Intervertebral Disc Displacement - veterinary
Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology
Male
Necrosis
Spinal Cord - pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases - etiology
Spinal Cord Diseases - pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases - veterinary
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Summary:Seven dogs (3 Great Danes, 2 German Shepherd Dogs, 1 Weimaraner, and 1 Boxer) ranging in age from 1 1/2 to 9 years were examined because of acute neurologic signs involving the limbs. All dogs were nonambulatory--3 tetraparetic and 4 paraparetic. In each case, treatment was unsuccessful or not advised, and each dog was euthanatized. Necropsy revealed hemorrhagic infarcts of the gray and white matter as a result of fibrocartilaginous embolization in leptomeningeal and parenchymal vessels of the spinal cord. The emboli were derived from disk material herniated into the vertebral venous sinuses.
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ISSN:0003-1488
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