Clinical improvement in two dogs with hydrocephalus and syringohydromyelia after ventriculoperitoneal shunting

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 36-42

  Kitagawa, M ^a   Ueno, H ^b,c   Watanabe, S ^b   Igarashi, O ^d   Uzuka, Y ^b,c   Kanayama, K ^e   Sakai, T ^f  

^a Laboratory of Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kushiro Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^e Department of Veterinary Physiology ^*

^f NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dog; Hydrocephalus; MRI; Syringohydromyelia; VP shunting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYRINGOMYELIA; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 38949163784     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2007.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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