TY - JOUR T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging muscle lesions in presumptive canine fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy. AU - Martens,Sabrina M, AU - Nykamp,Stephanie G, AU - James,Fiona M K, PY - 2018/12/12/entrez PY - 2018/12/12/pubmed PY - 2019/10/9/medline SP - 1287 EP - 1292 JF - The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne JO - Can Vet J VL - 59 IS - 12 N2 - This retrospective cohort study reports the observation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) epaxial muscle hyperintensity in dogs diagnosed with presumptive fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy (FCEM) (n = 61). It further reports the observation of vertebral column hyperesthesia lasting > 12 hours. The hypothesis tested was that the finding of MRI epaxial muscle hyperintensity correlated with dogs presenting with hyperesthesia. Client-owned dogs diagnosed with presumptive FCEM by specific MRI criteria were included. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher's exact test. Twenty-three percent (14/61) of MRIs displayed abnormal muscle hyperintensity and 43% (26/61) exhibited vertebral column hyperesthesia. No relationship was found between muscle hyperintensity and pain persisting beyond 12 hours. The muscle hyperintensity remains of unknown significance. That 43% of presumptive FCEM cases have prolonged signs of pain is a higher prevalence than previously reported, and may affect clinical differential diagnoses. This is especially significant in cases in which MRI is not possible and a presumptive diagnosis must be based on the clinical signs. SN - 0008-5286 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30532285/Magnetic_resonance_imaging_muscle_lesions_in_presumptive_canine_fibrocartilaginous_embolic_myelopathy_ L2 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/30532285/ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -