The primary clinical sign of CM / SM is pain, either due to obstruction of the CSF pulse pressure and / or a neuropathic pain syndrome due to
damage to the spinal cord dorsal horn.
Not exact matches
The presence of signs is correlated
to the width of the syrinx and extent of
spinal cord dorsal horn
damage.
Due
to the persistence of SM and / or
spinal cord dorsal horn
damage it is likely that the post-operative patient will also require continuing medical management for pain relief and in some patients medical management alone is chosen because of financial reasons or owner preference.
Large syrinxes leading
to damage to the
dorsal part of the
spinal cord are leading
to abnormal behaviour seen by cavalier King Charles spaniels.
It usually happens Because of the hypersensitivity due
to the
damage on spinothalamic pathways and / or
dorsal horn neurons Abnormal sensitivity in head, shoulder, neck, axillar and sternal regions is prominent in several patients with syringomyelia but pain severity is not directly correlated with the amount of the fluid inside the
spinal cord.