Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Methylprednisolone lowers spinal swelling but not recovery in dogs
By Nishida, Hidetaka et al.·Published in The Japanese journal of veterinary research·2016·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Methylprednisolone sodium succinate reduces spinal cord swelling but does not affect recovery of dogs with surgically treated thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Fifty dogs with back problems due to a herniated disk underwent surgery, and half received a medication called methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS) to help reduce swelling in the spinal cord. While the MPSS treatment did successfully decrease the swelling, it did not improve the dogs' recovery rates or how long it took them to heal after surgery. This means that while the medication can help with inflammation, it doesn't seem to make a difference in overall recovery for dogs with this specific condition.
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Abstract
The effect of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS) therapy was studied in 50 dogs with surgically treated Hansen type I thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (TL-IVDH). Administration of MPSS significantly reduced the swelling of the spinal cord. The sensitivity of localization of disk extrusion using myelography in the MPSS group was 92.3%, and in the non-administration group was 83.3%. No significant difference in recovery rate or length of recovery time was found between the two groups. Administration of MPSS reduced spinal cord swelling, but has no effect on recovery in dogs after surgery for TL-IVDH.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29786990/