Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Case Report: Transoral Penetrating Medullocervical Injury by a Chopstick in Three Cats.
- Journal:
- Frontiers in veterinary science
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Nakano, Yukiko et al.
- Affiliation:
- The Animal Medical Center of Gifu University · Japan
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
This case series describes transoral penetrating or contusive medullocervical injury by a wooden chopstick in three young cats presenting with acute tetraparesis. CT revealed that remnant fragments of a wooden chopstick penetrated the atlantooccipital space in cases 1 and 2. The remnant fragments were visualized clearly on CT under the bone window setting. MRI revealed a hyper-intense lesion in the spinal cord parenchyma at the level of C1 on T2-weighted images in case 3. Tetraparesis improved after surgical removal of the remnant fragment in case 2 and with supportive care in case 3.
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