Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Young Rottweiler with neck spinal cord compression and weakness
By Baum, F et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1992·Department of Anatomy, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cervical fibrotic stenosis in a young Rottweiler.
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Plain-English summary
An 18-month-old neutered male Rottweiler was brought in because he was having trouble moving his legs and was unsteady on his feet. The vet suspected he might have inherited a nerve condition common in young Rottweilers. Imaging showed that a ligament in his neck was pressing on his spinal cord. During surgery, the vet found and removed the thickened ligament, which helped relieve the pressure on his spine.
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Abstract
An 18-month-old neutered male Rottweiler was examined because of slowly progressive spastic tetraparesis and ataxia. Signalment and clinical signs were suggestive of 2 neuronal degenerative diseases presumed to be inherited in young Rottweilers: leukoencephalomyelopathy and neuroaxonal dystrophy. Myelography revealed an extradural compression at the articulation of the second and third cervical vertebrae. At surgery, focal hypertrophy of the yellow ligament was observed to compress the spinal cord ventrally at that site.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1429164/