Fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy in five cats

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-233

  Mikszewski, Jessica S ^a,b   Van Winkle, Thomas J ^a   Troxel, Mark T ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VCA Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle   (United States)

^c 595 Columbian Street   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PREDNISONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOPSY; CAT DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EMBOLISM; EUTHANASIA; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PARESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA;

EID: 33646385609     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0420226     Document Type: Article

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