Outcome of Conservative or Surgical Management of Spinal Epidural Empyema in Dogs

To describe the clinical and MRI features, and the outcome of conservative or surgical management of SEE in dogs

Spinal epidural empyema (SEE) represents a neurological emergency in veterinary medicine, but information on this condition is limited to date. This retrospective case series study describes the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features, and the outcome of conservative or surgical management of SEE in 30 dogs diagnosed with SEE from September 2015 to March 2020 at one referral neurology centre. The most frequent clinical sign was pain 28/30 (93%), and 22/30 (73%) showed neurological signs with ambulatory paraparesis/tetraparesis 15/30 (50%), monoparesis 1/30 (3.3%), non-ambulatory paraparesis 3/30 (10%), or paraplegia 3/30 (10%). MRI was valuable for the diagnosis and in the ...

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Antonio Maria Tardo Med Vet PhD Neurology 23 January 2023

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Outcome of Conservative or Surgical Management of Spinal Epidural Empyema in Dogs

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Outcome of Conservative or Surgical Management of Spinal Epidural Empyema in Dogs

Scientific Publishing