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Description and clinical relevance of the variable conformation of canine spinal arachnoid diverticula (2024)
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De Frias, J., De Decker, S., De Stefani, A., & Llabres-Diaz, F. (2024). Description and clinical relevance of the variable conformation of canine spinal arachnoid diverticula. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13365

The conformation of spinal arachnoid diverticula (SAD) and their clinical implications are poorly characterized in dogs. This retrospective cross-sectional study describes different SAD conformations in dogs and aims to identify if there is an associ... Read More about Description and clinical relevance of the variable conformation of canine spinal arachnoid diverticula.

Prevalence, clinical presentation, and etiology of myelopathies in 224 juvenile dogs (2024)
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Pilkington, E., De Decker, S., Skovola, E., Miro, A., Quintana, R., Faller, K., …Goncalves, R. (2024). Prevalence, clinical presentation, and etiology of myelopathies in 224 juvenile dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17045

BackgroundIntervertebral disc herniation is widely recognized as the most common cause of myelopathy in dogs older than 2 years; however, the prevalence of various causes of myelopathy in younger dogs has not been reported.Hypothesis/ObjectivesTo des... Read More about Prevalence, clinical presentation, and etiology of myelopathies in 224 juvenile dogs.

Prognosis in meningoencephalitis of unknown origin in dogs: Risk factors associated with survival, clinical relapse, and long-term disability (2024)
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Gonçalves, R., De Decker, S., Walmsley, G., & Maddox, T. (2024). Prognosis in meningoencephalitis of unknown origin in dogs: Risk factors associated with survival, clinical relapse, and long-term disability. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17037

Background Meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (MUO) comprises a group of noninfectious inflammatory diseases affecting the central nervous system of dogs. Previous studies have reported individual risk factors for survival but prognostication for... Read More about Prognosis in meningoencephalitis of unknown origin in dogs: Risk factors associated with survival, clinical relapse, and long-term disability.

Determining the prevalence and risk factors for positive bacterial culture in canine discospondylitis: 120 cases (2023)
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Pilkington, E., Goncalves, R., Henze, L., Grapes, N., Volk, H., & De Decker, S. (2023). Determining the prevalence and risk factors for positive bacterial culture in canine discospondylitis: 120 cases. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3053

BackgroundIdentification of the aetiologic agent in canine discospondylitis is infrequent; and risk factors for a positive bacterial culture have not previously been reported. MethodsMedical records at three institutions were searched to identify cli... Read More about Determining the prevalence and risk factors for positive bacterial culture in canine discospondylitis: 120 cases.

Dropped-head syndrome in a dog secondary to myopathy of the cervical extensor muscles (2023)
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Grapes, N., Llabres-Diaz, F., Vicent, N., De Stefani, A., & De Decker, S. (2023). Dropped-head syndrome in a dog secondary to myopathy of the cervical extensor muscles. Vet Record Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.654

A 4-year-old, male, entire Newfoundland was presented for investigation of an acute onset cervical ventroflexion and pyrexia, 4 days following a hip replacement surgery. Neurological examination confirmed prominent cervical ventroflexion characterise... Read More about Dropped-head syndrome in a dog secondary to myopathy of the cervical extensor muscles.

Clinical features, comparative imaging findings, treatment, and outcome in dogs with discospondylitis: A multi-institutional retrospective study (2023)
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Van Hoof, C., Davis, N., Carrera-Justiz, S., Kahn, A., De Decker, S., Grapes, N., …Cridge, H. (2023). Clinical features, comparative imaging findings, treatment, and outcome in dogs with discospondylitis: A multi-institutional retrospective study. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16785

BackgroundLimited recent data exists regarding discospondylitis in dogs. Hypothesis/Objectives(i) Describe the signalment, clinical and imaging findings, etiologic agents, treatment, and outcome of dogs with discospondylitis, (ii) determine diagnosti... Read More about Clinical features, comparative imaging findings, treatment, and outcome in dogs with discospondylitis: A multi-institutional retrospective study.

Thoracic to lumbar vertebral column length and length ratios in miniature dachshunds with and without thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion (2023)
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Fletcher, C., Ives, E., Kajin, F., Seath, I., Grapes, N., Lopes, B., …De Decker, S. (2023). Thoracic to lumbar vertebral column length and length ratios in miniature dachshunds with and without thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3057

BackgroundThe chondrodystrophic body type predisposes miniature dachshunds to thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE). However, the relationship between thoracolumbar IVDE and the relative lengths of the thoracic and lumbar vertebral colum... Read More about Thoracic to lumbar vertebral column length and length ratios in miniature dachshunds with and without thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion.

MRI and clinical findings in 133 dogs with recurrent deficits following intervertebral disc extrusion surgery (2023)
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Suiter, E., Grapes, N., Martin-Garcia, L., De Decker, S., Gutierrez-Quintana, R., & Wessmann, A. (2023). MRI and clinical findings in 133 dogs with recurrent deficits following intervertebral disc extrusion surgery. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.2992

BackgroundRecurrence of neurological signs following surgery for intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) is reported, yet many cases lack MRI-confirmed diagnosis. This study describes the MRI and clinical findings in dogs presenting with recurrence of... Read More about MRI and clinical findings in 133 dogs with recurrent deficits following intervertebral disc extrusion surgery.

Inflammatory Disease Affecting the Central Nervous System in Dogs: A Retrospective Study in England (2010-2019) (2022)
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Goncalves, R., De Decker, S., Walmsley, G., Butterfield, S., & Maddox, T. (2022). Inflammatory Disease Affecting the Central Nervous System in Dogs: A Retrospective Study in England (2010-2019). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.819945

The epidemiology of inflammatory diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) in dogs is largely unknown. We aimed to report the relative proportion of different causes of inflammatory disease affecting the CNS in dogs and identify predictors... Read More about Inflammatory Disease Affecting the Central Nervous System in Dogs: A Retrospective Study in England (2010-2019).

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.

Safety of early postoperative hydrotherapy in dogs undergoing thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy (2021)
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Mojarradi, A., De Decker, S., Backstrom, C., & Bergknut, N. (2021). Safety of early postoperative hydrotherapy in dogs undergoing thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 62(12), 1062-1069. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13412

Objectives Hydrotherapy is a common part of the postoperative care after surgical treatment of thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion in dogs. There are currently no guidelines on when to commence hydrotherapy after surgery. Early hydrotherapy m... Read More about Safety of early postoperative hydrotherapy in dogs undergoing thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy.

Diagnosis, treatment and postsurgical complications in a dog with epileptic seizures and a naso-ethmoidal meningoencephalocele (2021)
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Mojarradi, A., Van Meervenne, S., Suarez-Bonnet, A., & De Decker, S. (2021). Diagnosis, treatment and postsurgical complications in a dog with epileptic seizures and a naso-ethmoidal meningoencephalocele. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 63(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-021-00591-1

Background Naso-ethmoidal meningoencephalocele is usually a congenital anomaly consisting of a protrusion of cerebral tissue and meninges into the ethmoidal labyrinth. The condition is a rare cause of structural epilepsy in dogs. We report the clinic... Read More about Diagnosis, treatment and postsurgical complications in a dog with epileptic seizures and a naso-ethmoidal meningoencephalocele.

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.

Comparison of signalment and computed tomography findings in French Bulldogs, Pugs, and English Bulldogs with and without clinical signs associated with thoracic hemivertebra (2019)
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De Decker, S., Packer, R. M. A., Cappello, R., Harcourt-Brown, T. R., Rohdin, C., Gomes, S. A., …Gutierrez-Quintana, R. (2019). Comparison of signalment and computed tomography findings in French Bulldogs, Pugs, and English Bulldogs with and without clinical signs associated with thoracic hemivertebra. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15556

Clinical reasoning in feline spinal disease: which combination of clinical information is useful? (2019)
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Mella, S. L., Cardy, T. J. A., Volk, H. A., & De Decker, S. (2019). Clinical reasoning in feline spinal disease: which combination of clinical information is useful?. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X19858447

The aim of this study was to evaluate if a combination of discrete clinical characteristics can be used to identify the most likely differential diagnoses in cats with spinal disease.