title: Compression of spinal cord caused by spinal deformation in a cat.
abstract: An 8-month-old cat with bilateral hindlimb paresis was admitted. Radiography revealed a curvature of the thoracic spine and a partial deformation of thoracolumbar vertebrae (dorsal extrusion of the cranial and caudal edges). Compression of the spinal cord (T9-L1 and L6-7) was found by myelography. Medicinal treatment did not yield the desired result. Hemilaminectomy and laminectomy were done to relieve pressure on the spinal cord leading to improved gait. It is, however, not clear whether this syndrome was primarily caused by metabolic or genetic factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mwanza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujinaga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density; D002371:Cat Diseases; D002415:Cats; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*