Modalidades de diagnóstico por imagem na Síndrome da Cauda Equina em cães: revisão de bibliográfica / Imaging diagnostic modalities in Cauda Equine Syndrome in dogs: literature review

Abstract

Cauda Equine Syndrome (CES) involves a set of clinical manifestations caused by the compression of nerve roots that make up a terminal region of the spinal cord. The etiology is associated with lumbosacral stenosis, intervertebral disc degeneration between the 7th lumbar vertebra and 1st sacral vertebra, among other causes. The diagnosis is performed