Survival rates and outcomes in cats with thoracic and lumbar spinal cord injuries due to external trauma

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 284-288

  Grasmueck, S ^a   Steffen, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETHANECHOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PRAZOSIN; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; URINE RETENTION;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 3042564048     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2004.tb00236.x     Document Type: Article

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