[Ataxia and pruritus in a pony due to a cervical vertebral fracture].
A mini-Shetland stallion was referred with bilateral pruritus localized to the anterior neck. More detailed clinical examination also revealed ataxia, and diagnostic imaging, including pre- and post-contrast computed tomography, revealed an old fracture of C2. Spinal cord compression was diagnosed. The probable causal relation between the fracture, the ataxia, and the localized pruritus seems comparable to the 'contusio cervicalis posterior' in humans, in which spinal cord trauma may cause pruritus in the associated dermatome.
Scheffer
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CJ
Afdeling Neurochirurgie, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, 6202 AZ Maastricht. c.j.w.scheffer@bit.nl
Blaauw
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Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan
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D000818:Animals; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary