Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with syringomyelia and leg weakness improved after surgery
By Cauzinille, L & Kornegay, J N·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Acquired syringomyelia in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old Fox Terrier was brought in for weakness in the left back leg that was getting worse over time. Tests, including imaging, revealed a fluid-filled cyst in the spinal cord causing the problem. The dog underwent surgery to drain the cyst, and afterward, the weakness improved significantly. Seven months later, follow-up imaging showed that the cyst had shrunk in size, indicating a positive outcome from the treatment.
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Abstract
Acquired syringomyelia was diagnosed in an 11-year-old Fox Terrier with progressive paresis in the left pelvic limb. Myelography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed an intramedullary lesion involving the left dorsolateral portion of the spinal cord at the level of L-2 and L-3 vertebrae. Clinical signs improved after surgical syringotomy. Microscopic evaluation of a biopsy specimen from the cyst wall did not establish a definitive histologic diagnosis. The cyst was decreased in size on magnetic resonance imaging 7 months later.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1429165/