title: [Chiari-like malformation--syringomyelia in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel].
abstract: This article, which is based on the PhD thesis of Clare Rusbridge, is a review of chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The abnormality is becoming more common among dwarf breeds and brachychepalic breeds. The nature, prevalence, and treatment of the disease are described, as is current knowledge on its heritability in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
authors.affiliation: Veterinair Specialistisch Centrum De Wagenrenk te Wageningen, Universiteit Utrecht.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mandigers
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rusbridge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D001947:Breeding; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome