Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with spinal cyst causing leg weakness treated with surgery
By Hardie, R J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1996·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spinal meningeal cyst in a dog: a case report and literature review.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old female Chinese Shar Pei was brought to the vet because she had trouble walking and was unsteady on her back legs for a year. After some tests, the vet found a cyst on her spinal cord that was causing the problem. The dog underwent surgery to remove the cyst, and three months later, she was back to normal and moving well again.
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Abstract
A two-year-old, female Chinese shar pei was presented with a one-year history of ataxia involving the pelvic limbs. The neurological lesion was localized to the thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord. A cyst involving the dorsal subarachnoid space at the level of the 12th thoracic vertebral body was identified with myelography. The diagnosis of a meningeal cyst was made, and surgical treatment consisting of a dorsal laminectomy and cyst fenestration was performed. The pelvic-limb ataxia improved, and the owners considered the dog to be normal three months after surgery. The classification, etiology, clinical signs, diagnostic techniques, treatment, and histology of meningeal cysts are reviewed.
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