Transient depression of pelvic limb reflexes in dogs with acute focal thoracolumbar myelopathy
| Autor: | William B. Thomas, Amy W. Hodshon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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040301 veterinary sciences Spinal Cord Diseases 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Myelopathy Dogs 0302 clinical medicine Reflex medicine Paralysis Animals Clinical significance Dog Diseases Prospective cohort study Spinal Cord Injuries Depression (differential diagnoses) General Veterinary business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Spinal cord medicine.disease Hindlimb Intervertebral disk medicine.anatomical_structure Anesthesia Female medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 253:1022-1031 |
| ISSN: | 0003-1488 |
| DOI: | 10.2460/javma.253.8.1022 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of depressed pelvic limb reflexes and changes in those reflexes over time in dogs with acute thoracolumbar myelopathy. DESIGN Prospective study. ANIMALS 34 dogs. PROCEDURES Dogs with acute pelvic limb paralysis caused by acute noncompressive nucleus pulposus extrusion (ANNPE), fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE), or compressive intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH) within the T3-L3 spinal cord segments were enrolled in the study. Dogs with depressed or absent pelvic limb withdrawal reflexes as determined by 2 examiners were classified as affected and underwent additional testing to rule out multifocal lesions. Pelvic limb reflexes of affected dogs were reassessed every 12 hours until they returned to normal. Neurologic examinations were performed at 4 and 8 weeks after initial examination for some dogs. RESULTS Compressive IVDH, ANNPE, and FCE were diagnosed in 30, 1, and 3 dogs, respectively. Nine (5 with compressive IVDH and all 4 with FCE or ANNPE) of 34 (26%) dogs were classified as affected. Patellar reflexes were depressed in 2 of 9 affected dogs. The median time required for withdrawal reflexes to return to normal was 60 hours (range, 12 to 156 hours). Onset duration of paralysis was negatively associated with the odds of a dog being classified as affected. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated that dogs with focal thoracolumbar spinal cord lesions, especially those with peracute onset of paralysis, can develop transient depression of pelvic limb reflexes. Awareness of this phenomenon is important for veterinarians to accurately localize lesions and develop appropriate diagnostic plans and prognoses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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