77 (3) 139-147

Title: 
Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of disc associated Wobbler syndrome in dogs
Author(s): 
S. DE DECKER, S. BHATTI, I. GIELEN, L. VAN HAM
Abstract: 

Disc associated Wobbler syndrome (DAWS) is the most prevalent and most typical Wobbler syndrome indogs. It is typically seen in the middle-aged Dobermann Pinscher. Caudal cervical spinal cord compressionis caused by protrusion of the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc into the spinal canal, sometimes incombination with ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and malformed vertebrae. Clinical signs vary from neckpain to tetraplegia. The diagnosis is generally made using myelography. There is a lot of controversyconcerning the treatment of this disease. Many surgical techniques have been developed for it, but little isknown about the conservative treatment. Objective data about the prognosis of this disease is scarce.

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