Clinical and surgical studies of selected canine central nervous system diseases : cervical disc herniation and meningoencephalomyelitis

Abstract

Resumo: A presente tese compreende dois capítulos, cada qual composto por um artigo cientifico distinto. Tais capítulos englobam temas relevantes da neurológica veterinária. Os dois estudos foram realizados pelo autor e orientador, por meio de pacientes oriundos do serviço de neurologia do hospital veterinário CLINIVET. O primeiro artigo cientifico denominado "Clinical Outcome After Ventral Slot Decompression for Cervical Disc Extrusion In 57 Dogs. An Analysis of Association Between Spinal Cord Compression Ratio in Magnetic resonance imaging, Initial Neurological Status Grade and Recovery After Surgery" este capítulo apresenta 5 objetivos principais para tentar responder questões ainda não bem esclarecidas e tem resultados inéditos que podem auxiliar os médicos veterinários que atuam na área da neurologia. O segundo capítulo possui o artigo cientifico denominado "An Etiological Study Of Presuntive Meningoencephalomyelitis In Dogs With Cerebral Spinal Fluid (Csf) Analysis And Neurological Panel (Pcr) Of 194 Cases" que tem como objetivo principal determinar a porcentagem de cães com meningoencefalites infecciosas e auto-imunes em Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, também auxiliando do ponto de vista epidemiológico médicos veterinários que trabalham na área de neurologia.

Abstract: The present thesis encompasses two different chapters. Each one of these chapters comprises a distinct scientific manuscript, bringing relevant information about the veterinary neurology field. The two studies were carried out by the author and advisor through patients from the neurology service of the CLINIVET veterinary hospital. The first scientific paper called "Clinical Outcome After Ventral Slot Decompression for Cervical Disc Extrusion In 57 Dogs. An Analysis of Association Between Spinal Cord Compression Ratio in Magnetic resonance imaging, Initial Neurological Status Grade and Recovery After Surgery" this chapter has 5 main objectives to try to answer questions that are not yet well clarified and has unprecedented results that can help veterinarians working in the area of neurology. The second chapter has the scientific article called "An Etiological Study of Presumptive Meningoencephalitis in Dogs with Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis and Neurological PCR Panel of 194 Cases" whose main objective is to determine the percentage of dogs with infectious and autonomic meningoencephalitis. -immune in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, also helping from the epidemiological point of view veterinarians working in the neurology field.