An update on the pathogenesis of syringomyelia secondary to Chiari-like malformations in dogs

作者：Driver C J^*; Volk H A; Ru**ridge C; Van Ham L M

来源：Veterinary Journal, 2013, 198(3): 551-559.

DOI：10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.07.014

• Cavalier King Charles spaniels
• Chiari-like malformation
• Morphometrics
• Neuropathic pain
• Syringomyelia

Syringomyelia (SM) is a spinal cord disease that can cause neuropathic pain in dogs. The pathogenesis of SM secondary to Chiari-like malformation (CM) has been the focus of intense research in recent years. The gulf in our understanding of CM/SM in dogs relative to the analogous human condition has progressively narrowed. CM is primarily a disease of abnormal geometric morphometry affecting the caudal cranial fossa and the brain parenchyma contained within it. This review describes how advanced imaging techniques have revealed a series of morphometric abnormalities associated with CM/SM. The series is presented in a logical order to help describe the pathogenesis of CM and the subsequent formation of syringes, with particular reference to the concepts of craniospinal compliance and cerebrospinal fluid pulse pressure timing.

• 出版日期2013-12