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DORSAL DENS ANGULATION AND A CHIARI TYPE MALFORMATION IN A CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL
Author(s) -
Bynevelt Michael,
Rusbridge Clare,
Britton Juliet
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2000.tb01882.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myelopathy , dorsum , anatomy , spinal cord compression , spinal cord , surgery , psychiatry
A nineteen month old Cavalier King Charles had clinical signs consistent with a cervical myelopathy. Radiologically there was abnormal angulation of the dens with cervical spinal cord compression and a Chiari type malformation of the atlanto occipital region. The condition and method of investigation is discussed.