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Sciatic nerve injection palsy in a dog: electrodiagnostic testing and microsurgical treatment
Mortari, Ana Carolina; Quitzan, Juliany Gomes; Brandão, Claudia Valéria Seullner; Rahal, Sheila Canevese.
Afiliação
  • Mortari, Ana Carolina; Universidade de Brasília. Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária. Brasília. BR
  • Quitzan, Juliany Gomes; Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho'. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária. Botucatu. BR
  • Brandão, Claudia Valéria Seullner; Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho'. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária. Botucatu. BR
  • Rahal, Sheila Canevese; Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho'. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária. Botucatu. BR
Acta sci. vet. (Impr.) ; 46(supl): 1-4, 2018. ilus
Article em En | VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1457951
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Localização: BR68.1
ABSTRACT

Background:

Iatrogenic damage to the ischiatic nerve is considered uncommon and may cause dysfunction with variable clinical signs dependent on type and severity of injury. Due to important role of this nerve in locomotion and weightbearing limb, a poor prognosis for recovery may be observed in many cases. Electromyography analysis may suggest the neuroanatomic localization, diagnosis information, and severity of lesion to determine better therapeutic intervention. Therefore, the aim of this report is to describe the possible cause, diagnosis and treatment of a postinjection ischiatic nerve injury in a dog with complete recovery.Case A 3-year-old neutered male dachshund dog was referred to the Veterinary Hospital due to inability to weight support in the right hind limb after diminazene diaceturate intramuscular injection. The gait evaluation showed dropped-hock and knuckling into the digits of the right hind limb and neurologic examination revealed moderate muscle atrophy below to femorotibial joint of the right hind limb with sensory analgesia (superficial and deep) on the lateral, dorsal, and plantar surfaces, absent patellar reflex, and proprioceptive deficit. Electrophysiologic testing was done under general anesthesia in a 2-channel Nicolet Compass Meridian apparatus. Absence of compound muscle action potentials after right fibular and tibial nerve stimulations, and abnormal spontaneous activity in cranial tibial, gastrocnemius and deep digital extensor muscles were observed. A diagnosis of moderate/severe axonotmesis of sciatic nerve was achieved. Under microscope magnification, all adherent adjacent tissue and epineural sheat were removed. Due this, a small epineural window was created. On neurological examination performed 30 days after surgery, complete recovery of sensitivity of the right hind limb, and normal proprioception were observed. The muscle atrophy was also noted to have improved.[...]
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: Acta sci. vet. (Impr.) / Acta sci. vet. (Online) Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: Acta sci. vet. (Impr.) / Acta sci. vet. (Online) Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article