Hansen type I disk disease at T1-2 in a dachshund.
A 7-year-old Dachshund was presented with chronic left thoracic limb lameness and acute neurological deficits to the hind limbs following trauma. A lesion was suspected between C7 and T2 on the basis of neurological examinations. Radiography and myelography identified a calcified intervertebral disk at C7-T1 and an extradural unilateral compressive lesion at T1-2. Computed tomography scans of the cranial thoracic spine revealed extrusion of disk material from the T1-2 intervertebral space resulting in marked spinal cord compression. Intervertebral disk disease is rarely reported at this location. The neurological condition deteriorated after a second myelogram, which was done to examine the thoracolumbar spine. A modified dorsal decompression of T1-2 was performed. The dog was euthanased due to further neurological deterioration 8 days after surgery.
Liptak
J M
JM
School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia.
Watt
P R
PR
Thomson
M J
MJ
Copeland
S E
SE
Galloway
A M
AM
D000818:Animals; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006614:Hindlimb; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography / Q000662:veterinary; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography / Q000662:veterinary; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000662:veterinary
D011239:Prednisolone