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  • Title: Survival rates and outcomes in cats with thoracic and lumbar spinal cord injuries due to external trauma.
    Author: Grasmueck S, Steffen F.
    Journal: J Small Anim Pract; 2004 Jun; 45(6):284-8. PubMed ID: 15206472.
    Abstract:
    Survival rates and outcome were retrospectively examined in 30 cats with traumatic spinal cord lesions to the thoracic and lumbar spine. Treatment included both surgical and non-surgical management. In cats with loss of deep pain sensation, a high incidence of myelomalacia was found during surgery or postmortem examination. The outcome in cats with grade II and III neurological dysfunction (11/18) was poor in two cases, functional in one and complete in eight. Recovery in cats with grade IV neurological dysfunctions (7/18) was poor in one case, functional in two and complete in four. The other 12 of the original 30 cats were euthanased within four days of presentation. The results of this study are compared with those reported in cats with spinal injuries due to spontaneous disc herniations and to those that have been achieved in cats with experimental transections of the spinal cord.
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