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Return of function in a feline thoracic limb after suspected traumatic brachial plexus injury with loss of nociception
Author(s) -
Santifort Koen Maurits
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2016-000334
Subject(s) - medicine , nociception , brachial plexus , anesthesia , sensation , cats , motor function , hindlimb , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anatomy , neuroscience , receptor , biology
A two‐year‐old cat was presented after a suspected traumatic incident with loss of motor function and sensation in the right thoracic limb. Nociception was absent and, therefore, prognosis for return of function was considered guarded. However, after two weeks the cat showed signs of motor function in the limb, and upon clinical examination six weeks post incident, nociception and motor function had returned.