Park Chul, Kang Byeong Teck, Yoo Jong Hyun, Park Hee Myung
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
J Vet Sci. 2009 Dec;10(4):365-7. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2009.10.4.365.
Three small breed dogs were referred for the evaluation of neurologic deficits. Upon physical and neurologic examination, all dogs displayed hyperesthesia, pain, and neck stiffness. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on the brain and spinal cord, and all three dogs presented Chiari- like malformations and syringomyelia. These dogs were treated with prednisolone and furosemide, and showed rapid improvement of clinical signs. Chiari malformations and syringomyelia were not improved because of congenital disorders. This case report demonstrates the clinical and diagnostic features of Chiari-like malformations and syringomyelia in three small breed dogs.
三只小型犬因神经功能缺损前来接受评估。经体格检查和神经学检查，所有犬均表现出感觉过敏、疼痛和颈部僵硬。对脑部和脊髓进行了磁共振成像检查，所有三只犬均呈现出类似Chiari畸形和脊髓空洞症。这些犬接受了泼尼松龙和呋塞米治疗，临床症状迅速改善。由于先天性疾病，Chiari畸形和脊髓空洞症并未改善。本病例报告展示了三只小型犬中类似Chiari畸形和脊髓空洞症的临床和诊断特征。
