Essay
Cervical spinal cord: Effects of neck position in dogs
2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/2447
Abstract
Cervical vertebral malformationlmalarticulation (wobbler) syndrome first started to be recognized in the 1960's. Today it is identified in numerous breeds of dogs with the highest incidence occurring in Doberman Pinchers and Great Danes. There are multiple etiologies that all lead to spinal cord compression which, depending on the extent of the lesion, can lead to severe neurologic signs with a worst case scenario being a nonambulatoryanimal. Due to the increasing strength of the Human-Animal Bond, people are more concerned about and willing to do what it takes to help their dogs. Therefore)it is becoming more important to understand the disease processes affecting dogs. It has been shown that the compression caused by wobbler syndrome lesions can be increased/decreased based on the position of the neck. The goal of this study was to better understand the changes neck position has on the spinal cord.
Magnetic resonance (MR) images were taken of the cervical spine of ten clinically normal dogs in neutral, extension, and flexion positions. MR is an emerging diagnostic tool with advantages over older imaging modalities, such as radiography and commuted tomography, in its ability to distinguish more tissue types and lack of distortion. The MR images were evaluated by measuring the distances between the spinal cord and the vertebral canal as well as the volume of the spinal cord and canal at each cervical intervertebral disc.
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- Title
- Cervical spinal cord: Effects of neck position in dogs
- Creators
- Allison DeWitt (Author)
- Contributors
- James Lincoln (Advisor)
- Academic Unit
- Honors Theses (WSU Pullman, Passed with Distinction)
- Identifiers
- 99900590742901842
- Copyright
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- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Essay