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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 signs, MRI findings and long-term outcomes of foraminal and far lateral thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniations in dogs (2022)
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Silva, S., Guevar, J., Jose-Lopez, R., De Decker, S., Brocal, J., de la Fuente, C., …Gutierrez-Quintana, R. (2022). Clinical signs, MRI findings and long-term outcomes of foraminal and far lateral thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniations in dogs. Veterinary Record, 190(12), https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1529

Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome of dogs undergoing surgical resection for intracranial meningioma: 101 dogs (2022)
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Forward, A., Volk, H., Cherubini, G., Harcourt-Brown, T., Plessas, I., Garosi, L., & De Decker, S. (2022). Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome of dogs undergoing surgical resection for intracranial meningioma: 101 dogs. BMC Veterinary Research, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03182-y

Vertebral vascular canal dysplasia in French and English Bulldogs: Clinical, CT, and MRI characteristics and prevalence (2022)
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Santifort, K., Gutierrez-Quintana, R., Bernardini, M., Kortz, G., Gomes, S., Lowrie, M., …Bergknut, N. (2022). Vertebral vascular canal dysplasia in French and English Bulldogs: Clinical, CT, and MRI characteristics and prevalence. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, 63(3), 281-291. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13067

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.

Intracranial multilobular osteochondrosarcoma in a dog (2021)
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Poad, L., De Decker, S., Irving, J., Williams, J., & Llabres‐Diaz, F. (in press). Intracranial multilobular osteochondrosarcoma in a dog. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13377

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.

Evaluation of prognostic factors for return of urinary and defecatory function in cats with sacrocaudal luxation (2020)
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Couper, E., & De Decker, S. (2020). Evaluation of prognostic factors for return of urinary and defecatory function in cats with sacrocaudal luxation. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X19895053

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.

Retrospective evaluation of the clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging findings, and outcome of dogs diagnosed with intracranial empyema (2008–2015): 9 cases (2019)
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Forward, A. K., Plessas, I. N., Guilherme, S., & De Decker, S. (2019). Retrospective evaluation of the clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging findings, and outcome of dogs diagnosed with intracranial empyema (2008–2015): 9 cases. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 29(4), 431-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12859

Cine balanced fast field echo magnetic resonance imaging of canine spinal arachnoid diverticulae pulsation (2019)
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Shivapour, S. K., Volk, H. A., Watts, V., & De Decker, S. (2019). Cine balanced fast field echo magnetic resonance imaging of canine spinal arachnoid diverticulae pulsation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.04.014

Canine spinal arachnoid diverticulae (SAD) are characterised by focal cerebrospinal fluid dilatations within the subarachnoid space, most commonly associated with nonpainful paresis and ataxia secondary to chronic compressive myelopathy. Numerous ima... Read More about Cine balanced fast field echo magnetic resonance imaging of canine spinal arachnoid diverticulae pulsation.

Results of oral prednisolone administration or ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in dogs with congenital hydrocephalus: 40 cases (2005–2016) (2019)
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Gillespie, S., Gilbert, Z., & De Decker, S. (2019). Results of oral prednisolone administration or ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in dogs with congenital hydrocephalus: 40 cases (2005–2016). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 254(7), 835-842. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.254.7.835

Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, prognostic factors, treatment and outcome in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin: A review (2019)
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Cornelis, I., Van Ham, L., Gielen, I., De Decker, S., & Bhatti, S. F. M. (2019). Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, prognostic factors, treatment and outcome in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin: A review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.12.007

Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin (MUO) encompasses a group of idiopathic, most likely immune mediated, inflammatory central nervous system diseases that cause clinical, diagnostic and treatment challenges to veterinary neurologists. Clinica... Read More about Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, prognostic factors, treatment and outcome in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin: A review.

Gait analysis in French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis (2019)
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Wyatt, S. E., Lafuente, M. P., Ter Haar, G., Packer, R. M. A., Smith, H., & De Decker, S. (2019). Gait analysis in French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.12.008

The study objective was to compare temporal-spatial and kinetic gait variables in neurologically normal French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis. French bulldogs presented to a dedicated brachycephalic clinic were prospectively enrolled. A... Read More about Gait analysis in French bulldogs with and without vertebral kyphosis.

Clinical findings and outcome of dogs with unilateral masticatory muscle atrophy (2019)
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Milodowski, E. J., Amengual-Batle, P., Beltran, E., Gutierrez-Quintana, R., & De Decker, S. (2019). Clinical findings and outcome of dogs with unilateral masticatory muscle atrophy. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15373

C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints? (2018)
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Brocal, J., De Decker, S., José-López, R., Manzanilla, E. G., Penderis, J., Stalin, C., …Gutierrez-Quintana, R. (2018). C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints?. Journal of Anatomy, https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12822

The number of cervical vertebrae in mammals is almost constant at seven, regardless of their neck length, implying that there is selection against variation in this number. Homebox (Hox) genes are involved in this evolutionary mammalian conservation,... Read More about C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints?.