Syringomyelia: An emerging spinal disease in dogs
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Introduction Numerous diseases can result in signs of spinal cord dysfunction (LeCouteur et al., 1995). Included in this group of diseases are those, such as intervertebral disc disease, that compress or distort the cord from an extradural location and those diseases that arise from within the spinal cord parenchyma itself. With the advent of newer spinal imaging modalities, the ability to ‘see’ inside the spinal cord has greatly improved. Consequently, diseases that occur within the spinal cord itself are being diagnosed with increasing frequency.
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