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Previous issue date: 2010-01-28 / Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a highly incapacitating neurological syndrome in both humans and dogs. In dogs, intervertebral disc disease is the main cause of spinal cord injury and has been estimated to account for 1-2% of all cases admitted in veterinary hospitals worldwide. Despite all the advances in the treatment of this condition, compressive lesions such as intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), usually result in permanent sequel. In order to minimize this effect, it is of paramount importance the utilization of techniques for the accurate functional evaluation of post-lesion treatment. The objective of this study is to compare the applicability of functional scales such as Frankel (original and modified), Olby and Texas, in dogs with compressive lesions of the spinal cord resulting from disc herniations with severe, mild to moderate symptoms. To that end, ten dogs with symptoms and radiological confirmation of IVDD by myelography exam were independently evaluated in the Frankel original, modified, Olby and Texas scale before and after hemilaminectomy surgery. These scales proved to be very useful tools in the determination of both the choice of treatment and prognosis in dogs with thoracolumbar SCI from disc herniations. The Olby and Texas scales were the most sensitive in the detection of alterations in the functional progression in those animals. / A les?o da medula espinhal ? uma s?ndrome neurol?gica altamente incapacitante que afeta tanto o homem como animais. Em c?es, a principal causa de les?es medulares s?o as compress?es medulares decorrentes das doen?as do disco intervertebral, que representam de 1 a 2% de todos os casos admitidos em hospitais veterin?rios. Apesar dos esfor?os no tratamento, as les?es compressivas por h?rnia de disco frequentemente causam sequelas permanentes. Assim se faz necess?rio o desenvolvimento de estudos cl?nicos que possam avaliar a efic?cia de novas terapias para les?es compressivas da medula espinhal. Neste sentido, ? fundamental a utiliza??o de t?cnicas de avalia??o precisas da progress?o funcional p?s les?o. O presente estudo tem como objetivo de comparar a aplicabilidade das escalas de Frankel (original e modificada), Olby e Texas em c?es com compress?es medulares provocadas por hernia??es de disco intervertebral com sinais severos e leves a moderados. Para isso dez c?es com sinais e confirma??o mielogr?fica de hernia??es de disco foram avaliados independentemente segundo as escalas de Frankel (original e modificada), Olby e Texas antes e ap?s cirurgia de hemilaminectomia. As escalas de Frankel original, Olby e Texas se mostraram ferramentas ?teis na determina??o do progn?stico e na escolha do tratamento de c?es com les?es medulares compressivas toracolombares produzidas por hernia??es de disco. Sendo escalas de Olby e Texas as mais sens?veis na detec??o de altera??es na progress?o funcional nestes animais.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IBICT/oai:localhost:tede/910 |
| Date | 28 January 2010 |
| Creators | Escalh?o, Claudia Cardoso Maciel |
| Contributors | Medeiros, Magda Alves de |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Curso de P?s-Gradua??o em Medicina Veterin?ria, UFRRJ, Brasil, Cl?nica e Cirurgia Veterin?ria |
| Source Sets | IBICT Brazilian ETDs |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRRJ, instname:Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, instacron:UFRRJ |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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