Increase in cerebellar volume in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with Chiari-like malformation and its role in the development of syringomyelia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Shaw, Thomas A ^a,c   McGonnell, Imelda M ^a   Driver, Colin J ^a   Rusbridge, Clare ^b   Volk, Holger A ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; BREED; CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SYRINGOMYELIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 84859624537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033660     Document Type: Article

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