Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with worsening neck paralysis from spinal blood clot
By Thibaud, Jean-Laurent et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2008·National Veterinary School of Alfort, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Progressive myelopathy due to a spontaneous intramedullary hematoma in a dog: pre- and postoperative clinical and magnetic resonance imaging follow-up.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male Jack Russell terrier was brought in because he had been experiencing weakness on the right side of his body and episodes of neck pain for the past six months. After a thorough neurological exam and two MRI scans, the vet found a blood clot inside his spinal cord. The dog underwent surgery to remove the clot, and 18 months later, he showed only minimal signs of weakness. Follow-up MRIs showed that the area where the surgery was performed was healing well.
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Abstract
A 4-year-old, male Jack Russell terrier was presented for a 6-month history of progressive right hemiparesis with episodic cervical hyperesthesia. The neurological examination showed a right-sided, upper motoneuron syndrome and partial Horner's syndrome. Two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were performed 3 months apart and revealed a persistent cervical intramedullary hematoma. A dorsal myelotomy was performed. A subacute hematoma was confirmed histologically without underlying lesions. Eighteen months later, the dog's clinical signs were minimal. Two MRI examinations were performed 2 weeks and 5 months after surgery and revealed regressing signal abnormalities at the surgical site, consistent with a surgical scar.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18762564/