Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of a canine spinal cord injury

A nine-year-old female crossbred dog was presented with tetraplegia followi ng a fall. No vertebral abnormalities were detectable on plain radiographs of the cervical spine. Magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed absence of extraparenchymal compression and an area of oedema within the cervical spi nal cord, suggesting a favourable prognosis. Following nursing care and phy siotherapy, the dog recovered the ability to walk, although mild neurologic al deficits persisted in the left limbs.