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Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy
Author(s) -
Nout Y. S.,
Reed S. M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2003.tb00246.x
Subject(s) - medicine , veterinary medicine , state (computer science) , library science , algorithm , computer science
Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy (CVSM) is characterized by ataxia and weakness, caused by narrowing of the cervical vertebral canal in combination with malformation of the cervical vertebrae. Stenosis of the vertebral canal, anywhere from the first cervical vertebral body (C1) to the first thoracic vertebral body (T1), results in intermittent or continuous compression of the spinal cord and subsequent neurologic disease, is the most important abnormality in CVSM. Because malformation, malarticulation, or malalignment of one or more cervical vertebral bodies often leads to CVSM, the disease is also known as cervical vertebral malformation (CVM) or cervical vertebral instability (CVI).