MRI of the most painful region is often recommended to rule out other causes of spinal pain such as a herniated disc, vertebral malformations, and other causes
of myelitis (i.e. infectious).
Not exact matches
The virus brought on transverse
myelitis, an inflammation
of the spinal cord that cost him the use
of his legs.
He acknowledges the uncertainties about whether EV - D68 is the cause
of acute flaccid
myelitis, and even whether it will come back in another outbreak later this year.
«If you've been to one
of these events where there has been a case
of equine herpes
myelitis, those horses that have been in contact with cases need to be quarantined for a period
of 28 days,» Davis said.
Other parasites that can cause verminous
myelitis include Spirocerca lupi, Angiostrongylus spp., Dirofilaria immitis, Strongyloides spp. and Halicephalobus spp., according to an article published in the September 2009 issue
of the «Journal
of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation.»
The term
myelitis refers to inflammation
of the spinal cord.
Prevent parasitic
myelitis by supervising your dog outdoors and keeping him away from the feces
of other dogs or wildlife, which may contain the larvae
of nematode parasites.
Due to irresponsible breeding patterns a number
of hereditary diseases have become prominent with the German Shepherd breed including: epilepsy, digestive trouble, blood disorders, hip and elbow dysplasia, Von Willebrand's disease and degenerative
myelitis.
His history precluded amputation because
of severe degenerative
myelitis, (some dogs have had a previous bilateral knee surgery) and hip dysplasia.
Some
of the common health concerns that occur in these dogs include hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, epilepsy, corneal inflammation, digestive difficulty, blood disorders, bloating, eczema, flea allergies, dwarfism, endocrine pancreatic insufficiency, degenerative
myelitis, Von Willebrand's disease and perianal fistulas.
He returned to London to study fine art, and aged 18 contracted transverse
myelitis, an inflammation
of the spinal cord, which paralysed one side
of his body.
[1][2] Shonibare contracted transverse
myelitis, an inflammation
of the spinal cord, at the age
of 18, which resulted in a long - term physical disability where one side
of his body is paralysed.
Though he was not born like that but developed that when he was diagnosed
of transverse
myelitis, an inflammation across the spinal cord, that paralysed him while in school.