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Spinal Cord DiseasesPart 1
Casey P. Neary, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)Neurology/Neurosurgery8/20/17
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About Me….
• Hometown Roswell, GA
• High School Roswell High
• Vet Assistant WHVH Smyrna, GA
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About Me….
• Auburn University B.S.
• University of Georgia DVM
• Cornell University Rotating internship
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About Me….
• Neurology Internship BVNS Springfield, VA
• Residency Neurology Neurosurgery BVNS Leesburg, VA
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The Approach
• Useful for both intracranial and spinal diseases
• The system I use… 4 questions
• Onset?• Progression?• Symmetry?• Pain / Discomfort?
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The Approach
• Onset? Peracute
• Hours
Acute• Days
Chronic• Weeks to
months
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The Approach
• Progression? From onset of
symptoms Yes No
• Static or improving
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The Approach
• Symmetry? Symmetric Asymmetric
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The Approach
• Painful? Yes No What hurts??
• Meninges• Bone• Nerve• Muscle
What doesn’t??• Spinal cord
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• V• I• T• A• M• I• N• D
• Vascular• Infectious / Inflammatory• Toxin / Trauma• Anomalous• Metabolic• Idiopathic• Neoplasia• Degenerative
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Vascular
• Ischemic myelopathy• Fibrocartilagenous embolism (FCE)
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Ischemic Myelopathy
• Anatomy Ventral spinal artery Dorsal spinal arteries
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FCE – How??
• Multiple hypotheses Direct penetration into cord / vasculature Neovascularization of disc Embryonic vessel Herniation into bone?
• Schmorl’s node / nodule
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Ischemic Myelopathy
• Signalment Young-to-middle aged dogs
• Large, giant breeds• 80% > 20 kg
Exceptions• Miniature Schnauzers• Irish Wolfhounds
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Ischemic Myelopathy / FCE
• The 4 Questions Onset?
• Peracute (<6 hours)– Up to 80% physical activity
Progression?• Non-progressive
Symmetry?• Very commonly asymmetric
Painful?• Transient pain at onset• Non-painful
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Ischemic Myelopathy in Cats??
• Cats? Less likely fibrocartilage More commonly
• Thrombus!• Older• Concurrent medical conditions• Cervicothoracic
– 60%
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IM in Cats – Cranial Cervical SC
• J Feline Med Surg 2014 All cats had concurrent illness 6/8 had cervical ventroflexion Mean age of 14 years 3/8 had recurrence
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Ischemic Myelopathy
• Diagnostics **MRI-required diagnosis** CSF analysis
• Often normal• May have elevated
– Protein– RBC– WBC
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MRI in Ischemic Myelopathy
• Valuable tool! Diagnosis Prognosis
• JAVMA 2008 Vertebral length ratio
• > 2.0
Cross-sectional area• > 67%
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Ischemic Myelopathy
• Treatment? Supportive care Physical therapy / Rehab No evidence to support use
of NSAID / steroids
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Ischemic Myelopathy
• Prognosis Good.
• 84% complete or partial recovery
Negative prognostic factors• Neurologic grade• LMN signs
– C6-T2 / L4-S3
• MRI findings
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• V – Vascular • I – Infectious / Inflammatory• T – Trauma• A – Anomaly• M – Metabolic
• I – Idiopathic
• N – Neoplasia• D – Degenerative
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Inflammatory Spinal Disease
• Inflammation of nervous tissue or surrounding structures
• Can be broken into 2 categories Infectious Non-infectious
• Parainfectious• Autoimmune• Immune-mediated
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Infectious Diseases• Bacterial• Viral CDV
• Fungal Cryptococcus
• Protozoal Toxoplasma Neospora
• Rickettsial• Parasitic
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Diskospondylitis
• Infection of the… Cartilagenous endplates Intervertebral disc
• Secondary
• Source of infection Autogenous Iatrogenic Foreign body
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Diskospondylitis
• Autogenous sources of infection #1 – urinary tract Respiratory Oral cavity Skin
• Infection settles in end plate Blood flow Sinuses / vascular channels
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Pathogens in Diskospondylitis
• Bacterial Most common
• Staphylococcus sp.• Streptococcus sp.• E. coli• Brucella
• Fungal Aspergillus sp.
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Diskospondylitis
• Signalment Overrepresentation
• Breeds• Size• Age
• Clinical Signs Variable
• Hyperesthesia most common
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Diskospondylitis
• Diagnostics Numerous modalities
• Radiographs• CT
MRI is more sensitive• Early in disease• Soft tissue changes
L7-S1 most common
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Diskospondylitis Sequelae
• Empyema Most common compressive
myelopathy
• Pathologic fracture
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Diskospondylitis
• Ancillary diagnostics CBC / Chemistry Urine culture Blood culture Fungal serology Brucella
***C-reactive protein***
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Diskospondylitis
• Treatment Ideally based on culture results
• Broad spectrum antibiotic therapy – With good bone penetration
• Cephalosporins– Cephalexin
• Clindamycin• +/- addition of fluoroquinolone
Length??
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Diskospondylitis
• Prognosis Generally favorable
• Bacterial• 1 site affected• Mild deficits
Poor• Fungal / resistant bacterial• Multiple sites• Severe deficits
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Diskospondylitis in Cats??
• Sparse case reports• “Ginger” 8 mo Bengal Reluctant to jump LS pain
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Feline Diskospondylitis
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Feline Diskospondylitis
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Diskospondylitis
• The 4 Questions Onset?
• Acute to chronic
Progression?• Progressive
Symmetry?• Symmetric
Painful?• Hallmark of disease
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Inflammatory Spinal Disease
• Non-infectious / Immune-mediated Meningomyelitis
• MUE / GME
Meningitis / arteritis• SRMA
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Inflammatory Spinal Disease
• MUE / GME Young to middle aged
dogs Maltese, Poodle,
Lhasa Apso Clinical findings
• Pain• Varying degrees of
dysfunction
• SRMA Young dogs (~ 8 mo) Boxer, Bernese,
Beagle, Lab, GSP Clinical findings
• Pain (cervical)• Fever
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MUE / GME
• Diagnostics MRI
• Focal or multifocal lesions– Variable contrast enhancement
• Meningeal enhancement
CSF• Abnormal
– 70-100%• Too many cells / high protein
– Pleocytosis
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SRMA
• MRI Recommended***
• Often normal• +/- meningeal enhancement
• CSF analysis Abnormal Neutrophilic pleocytosis
• C-reactive protein (CRP)
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MUE / GME
• Treatment Immune-suppression
• Cytarabine / Cytosar– CRI or SQ
• Cyclosporine• Prednisone
Antibiotic coverage• Doxycycline• Clindamycin
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SRMA
• Treatment Steroids.
• Prednisone• Initially immunosuppressive• Tapering course over 4-6 months
Analgesic therapy +/- other immune-modulation
• Cyclosporine• Azathioprine
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Prognoses
• MUE / GME Guarded-to-fair
• 70/30 rule
Relapse common Repeat diagnostics
• 3 months• Heavily discounted• Predictive of relapse
• SRMA Good-to-excellent Relapse uncommon
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MUE / GME and SRMA
• The 4 Questions Onset?
• Acute
Progression?• Progressive
Symmetry?• Symmetric
Painful?• Absolutely
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• V – Vascular • I – Infectious / Inflammatory• T – Trauma• A – Anomaly• M – Metabolic
• I – Idiopathic
• N – Neoplasia• D – Degenerative
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What we won’t talk about…
• Spinal fractures• Brachial plexus avulsions
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Trauma
• 2 traumatic disc injuries Acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus
extrusion (ANNPE)• AKA
– Type 3 disc– Traumatic disc– Low volume, high velocity disc– Missile disc
Compressive hydrated disc rupture
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Trauma
• 2 traumatic disc injuries Similarities
• History of trauma / activity• Normal discs
Main difference• One is compressive• benefits from surgery
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ANNPE / Type 3 disc
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ANNPE / Type 3 disc
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Compressive / Hydrated Disc
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ANNPE
• Treatment? Supportive care Physical therapy / Rehab No evidence to support use
of NSAID / steroids
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Compressive Hydrated Disc
• Treatment? Depending on degree of
compression• Surgery
– Ventral slot– Dorsal laminectomy– Hemilaminectomy
• Medical management
• Prognosis?
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ANNPE (Type 3)
• De Risio et. al 2009• 42 cases• 67% of dogs had successful outcome• Outcome factors Severity of neurologic deficits Extent of hyperintensity on sagittal and transverse T2-
weighted images
• Cross-sectional area of intramedullary hyperintensity was best predictor of outcome
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Trauma
• The 4 Questions (ANNPE)
Onset?• Peracute
Progression?• Non-progressive
Symmetry?• Very commonly asymmetric
Painful?• Transient pain at onset• Non-painful
• The 4 Questions (Hydrated disc)
Onset?• Peracute-to-acute
Progression?• Progressive
Symmetry?• Symmetric, severe
Painful?• > 50% are painful
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• V – Vascular • I – Infectious / Inflammatory• T – Trauma• A – Anomaly• M – Metabolic
• I – Idiopathic
• N – Neoplasia• D – Degenerative
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Take Home Points
• MRI is the best diagnostic modality to evaluate spinal cord health, determine an accurate prognosis and to plan appropriate therapy
• Ischemic myelopathy occurs in older cats and is often associated with concurrent systemic disease Cervical ventroflexion DDX!
• C-reactive protein is a useful adjunctive diagnostic tool to screen and monitor for infectious or inflammatory spinal cord disease
• Repeating spinal diagnostics at 3 months in dogs with MUE is the best predictor of relapse
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References• Beltran E1, Dennis R, Doyle V, de Stefani A, Holloway A, de Risio L. Clinical and magnetic
resonance imaging features of canine compressive cervical myelopathy with suspected hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion. J Small Anim Pract. 2012 Feb;53(2):101-7.
• Burkert BA1, Kerwin SC, Hosgood GL, Pechman RD, Fontenelle JP. Signalment and clinical features of diskospondylitis in dogs: 513 cases (1980-2001). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Jul 15;227(2):268-75.
• De Risio L1, Adams V, Dennis R, McConnell FJ, Platt SR. Association of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings with outcome in dogs suspected to have ischemic myelopathy: 50 cases (2000-2006). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2008 Jul 1;233(1):129-35.
• De Risio L1, Adams V, Dennis R, McConnell F, Platt S. Magnetic resonance imaging findings and clinical associations in 52 dogs with suspected ischemic myelopathy. J Vet Intern Med.2007 Nov-Dec;21(6):1290-8.
• Harris JM1, Chen AV, Tucker RL, Mattoon JS. Clinical features and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of diskospondylitis in dogs: 23 cases (1997-2010). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013 Feb 1;242(3):359-65.
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References• Lowrie M1, Smith PM, Garosi L. Meningoencephalitis of unknown origin: investigation of
prognostic factors and outcome using a standard treatment protocol. Vet Rec. 2013 May 18;172(20):527.
• Maiolini A1, Carlson R, Schwartz M, Gandini G, Tipold A. Determination of immunoglobulin A concentrations in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of dogs: an estimation of its diagnostic value in canine steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis. Vet J. 2012 Feb;191(2):219-24.
• Simpson KM1, De Risio L2, Theobald A2, Garosi L1, Lowrie M3, Feline ischaemic myelopathy with a predilection for the cranial cervical spinal cord in older cats. J Feline Med Surg. 2014 Dec;16(12):1001-6.
• Tipold A1, Schatzberg SJ. An update on steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis. J Small Anim Pract. 2010 Mar;51(3):150-4.
• De Risio L1, Adams V, Dennis R, McConnell FJ. Association of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings with outcome in dogs with presumptive acute noncompressive nucleus pulposus extrusion: 42 cases (2000-2007). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2009 Feb 15;234(4):495-504.
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Any Questions??