Intramedullary Intervertebral Disk Extrusion in a Cat |
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Authors: | J. Fraser McConnell BVM& S,,Laurent S. Garosi DVM |
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Affiliation: | Animal Health Trust, Centre for Small Animal Studies, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK. |
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Abstract: | Intervertebral disk extrusion is rarely reported in the cat. In this case, the clinical, radiologic, and magnetic resonance imaging findings of an acute intramedullary intervertebral disk extrusion in a 5-year-old domestic shorthaired cat are described. Radiographically, there was mineralized disk material within the vertebral canal. On magnetic resonance images, the disk material was found to be within the spinal cord. A linear disk trail extending from the disk space into the spinal cord may be specific for intramedullary disk extrusion. |
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Keywords: | cat intervertebral disk disease intramedullary MRI radiograph |
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