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Successful Nonsurgical Management of a Traumatic Dens Fracture in a Cat with Clinical and Radiographic Resolution (2022)
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von Hekkel, A., Watton, T., Fenn, J., & Phillips, A. (2022). Successful Nonsurgical Management of a Traumatic Dens Fracture in a Cat with Clinical and Radiographic Resolution. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 58(1), 48-53. https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7192

An adult domestic shorthair presented with obtundation, vestibular ataxia, head tilt, and visible evidence of facial injury following motor vehicle trauma. Plain radiographs and computed tomography imaging revealed a complete minimally displaced tran... Read More about Successful Nonsurgical Management of a Traumatic Dens Fracture in a Cat with Clinical and Radiographic Resolution.

Acquired cervical scoliosis in two dogs with inflammatory central nervous system disease (2021)
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Poad, L., De Decker, S., & Fenn, J. (2021). Acquired cervical scoliosis in two dogs with inflammatory central nervous system disease. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 35(5), 2421-2426. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16257

Acquired cervical scoliosis previously has been reported in dogs as a clinical sign associated with Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia but has not been described with inflammatory central nervous system disease. A 9-month-old Flat-Coated Retr... Read More about Acquired cervical scoliosis in two dogs with inflammatory central nervous system disease.

Axis spinous process malformations are commonly identified in a sample of English Bull Terriers without associated clinical signs (2021)
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Frias, J. M., De Decker, S., Dirrig, H., & Fenn, J. (2021). Axis spinous process malformations are commonly identified in a sample of English Bull Terriers without associated clinical signs. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12975

Congenital cervical vertebral malformations (CCVM) have been infrequently reported in veterinary medicine, with limited examples of axis spinous process malformations. The objective of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to describe the radi... Read More about Axis spinous process malformations are commonly identified in a sample of English Bull Terriers without associated clinical signs.

Suspected acquired narcolepsy in 8 dogs (2021)
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Santifort, K. M., Ives, E. J., Fenn, J., Raimondi, F., Lourinho, F., Mandigers, P. J. J., & Bergknut, N. (2021). Suspected acquired narcolepsy in 8 dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 35(3), 1448-1454. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16116

Background: Acquired narcolepsy has rarely been reported in veterinary medicine. Objective: To describe the presentation, clinicopathological features, diagnostic imaging findings, and management of dogs with suspected-acquired narcolepsy. Animals: E... Read More about Suspected acquired narcolepsy in 8 dogs.

Natriuretic peptide expression and function in GH3 somatolactotropes and feline somatotrope pituitary tumors (2021)
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Mirczuk, S., Scudder, C., Read, J., Crossley, V., Regan, J., Richardson, K., …Fowkes, R. (2021). Natriuretic peptide expression and function in GH3 somatolactotropes and feline somatotrope pituitary tumors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, -. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22031076

Patients harbouring mutations in genes encoding C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP; NPPC) or its receptor guanylyl cyclase B (GC-B, NPR2) suffer from severe growth phenotypes; loss-of-function mutations cause achondroplasia, whereas gain-of-function mut... Read More about Natriuretic peptide expression and function in GH3 somatolactotropes and feline somatotrope pituitary tumors.

Classification of Intervertebral Disc Disease (2020)
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Fenn, J., Olby, N. J., & The Canine Spinal Cord Injury Consortium (CANSORT-SCI), . (2020). Classification of Intervertebral Disc Disease. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 579025

Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) has been recognized in dogs since the 1800s, when the first descriptions of extruded disc material within the vertebral canal were published. In the intervening time our understanding of intervertebral disc patholog... Read More about Classification of Intervertebral Disc Disease.

Association between anesthesia duration and outcome in dogs with surgically treated acute severe spinal cord injury caused by thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (2020)
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Fenn, J. T., Ru, H., Jeffery, N. D., Moore, S., Tipold, A., Soebbeler, F. J., …Olby, N. J. (2020). Association between anesthesia duration and outcome in dogs with surgically treated acute severe spinal cord injury caused by thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15796

A randomized, blinded, prospective clinical trial of postoperative rehabilitation in dogs after surgical decompression of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation (2018)
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Zidan, N., Sims, C., Fenn, J., Williams, K., Griffith, E., Early, P. J., …Olby, N. J. (2018). A randomized, blinded, prospective clinical trial of postoperative rehabilitation in dogs after surgical decompression of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15086

The effect of electromagnetic fields on postoperative pain and locomotor recovery in dogs with acute, severe thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion: a randomized placebo-controlled, prospective clinical trial. (2018)
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Zidan, N., Fenn, J., Griffith, E., Early, P., Mariani, C. L., Munana, K. R., …Olby, N. J. (2018). The effect of electromagnetic fields on postoperative pain and locomotor recovery in dogs with acute, severe thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion: a randomized placebo-controlled, prospective clinical trial. Journal of Neurotrauma, 35(15), https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2017.5485

Spinal cord injury (SCI) due to acute intervertebral disc extrusions (IVDE) is common in dogs and is treated by surgical decompression. Dogs with sensorimotor complete injuries have an incomplete recovery. Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) reduce... Read More about The effect of electromagnetic fields on postoperative pain and locomotor recovery in dogs with acute, severe thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion: a randomized placebo-controlled, prospective clinical trial..

Associations Between Anesthetic Variables and Functional Outcome in Dogs With Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Extrusion Undergoing Decompressive Hemilaminectomy (2017)
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Fenn, J., Laber, E., Williams, K., Rousse, C. A., Early, P. J., Mariani, C. L., …Olby, N. J. (2017). Associations Between Anesthetic Variables and Functional Outcome in Dogs With Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Extrusion Undergoing Decompressive Hemilaminectomy. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 31(3), 814-824. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14677

Comparison of clinical signs and outcomes between dogs with presumptive ischemic myelopathy and dogs with acute non compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion (2016)
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Fenn, J. T., Drees, R., Volk, H. A., & De Decker, S. (2016). Comparison of clinical signs and outcomes between dogs with presumptive ischemic myelopathy and dogs with acute non compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 249(7), 767-775. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.249.7.767

Genome sequencing reveals a splice donor site mutation in the SNX14 gene associated with a novel cerebellar cortical degeneration in the Hungarian Vizsla dog breed (2016)
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Fenn, J. T., Boursnell, M., Hitti, R. J., Jenkins, C. A., Terry, R. L., Priestnall, S. L., …Forman, O. P. (2016). Genome sequencing reveals a splice donor site mutation in the SNX14 gene associated with a novel cerebellar cortical degeneration in the Hungarian Vizsla dog breed. BMC Genetics, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-016-0433-y

Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging guidelines for differentiation between thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusions and intervertebral disk protrusions in dogs (2016)
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De Decker, S., Gomes, S. A., Packer, R. M. A., Kenny, P. J., Beltran, E., Parzefall, B., …Volk, H. A. (2016). Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging guidelines for differentiation between thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusions and intervertebral disk protrusions in dogs. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12394

Four MRI variables have recently been suggested to be independently associated with a diagnosis of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusion or protrusion. Midline intervertebral disk herniation, and partial intervertebral disk degeneration were as... Read More about Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging guidelines for differentiation between thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusions and intervertebral disk protrusions in dogs.