TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute spinal cord injury
T2 - tetraplegia and paraplegia in small animals
AU - Granger, Nicolas
AU - Carwardine, Darren
N1 - Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/11
Y1 - 2014/11
N2 - Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common problem in animals for which definitive treatment is lacking, and information gained from its study has benefit for both companion animals and humans in developing new therapeutic approaches. This review provides an overview of the main concepts that are useful for clinicians in assessing companion animals with severe acute SCI. Current available advanced ancillary tests and those in development are reviewed. In addition, the current standard of care for companion animals following SCI and recent advances in the development of new therapies are presented, and new predictors of recovery discussed.
AB - Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common problem in animals for which definitive treatment is lacking, and information gained from its study has benefit for both companion animals and humans in developing new therapeutic approaches. This review provides an overview of the main concepts that are useful for clinicians in assessing companion animals with severe acute SCI. Current available advanced ancillary tests and those in development are reviewed. In addition, the current standard of care for companion animals following SCI and recent advances in the development of new therapies are presented, and new predictors of recovery discussed.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cvsm.2014.07.013
DO - 10.1016/j.cvsm.2014.07.013
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 25441629
VL - 44
SP - 1131
EP - 1156
JO - The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
JF - The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
SN - 1878-1306
IS - 6
ER -