Hindbrain decompression in a dog with scoliosis associated with syringomyelia

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1359-1363

  Takagi, Satoshi ^a   Kadosawa, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ohsaki, Tomohiro ^a   Hoshino, Yuki ^a   Okumura, Masahiro ^a   Fujinaga, Toru ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUNITRAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DOG; FEMALE; HYDROCEPHALUS; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENCE; SCOLIOSIS; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 17144428156     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1359     Document Type: Article

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