Acute onset quadriparesis as a sequela to an oropharyngeal stick injury.
A three-year-old male neutered crossbred dog was referred for investigation of acute onset quadriparesis, which had occurred following an oropharyngeal stick injury. Myelography revealed a right-sided extradural lesion overlying the C5/6 intervertebral disc space. A dorsolateral hemilaminectomy was performed at this site and two fragments of wood were removed from the vertebral canal adjacent to the spinal cord. The dog was ambulatory with right-sided forelimb monoparesis within a week of surgery and improved further following discharge. Three months following surgery, the dog was exercising freely with only mild right forelimb lameness.
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Davies White Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Buisness Park, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D007794:Lameness, Animal; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*