A horse that suddenly became recumbent had a focal ischemic infarct of the spinal cord between C6 and C7. The infarct was attributed to multiple fibrocartilaginous emboli. Adherence of fibrocartilaginous debris to the outer surface of the dura was interpreted as evidence that intervertebral disc degeneration and displacement of the nucleus pulposus had occurred and that the emboli arose from the disc.
References
1.
FeiginI.PopoffN.AdachiM.:
Fibrocartilaginous venous emboli to the spinal cord with necrotic myelopathy.J Neuropath Exp Neurol24:
63–74,
1965
2.
GriffithsI. R.:
Spinal cord infarction due to emboli arising from the intervertebral discs in the dog.J Comp Pathol83:
225–232,
1973
3.
NaimanJ. L.DonohueW. L.PrichardJ. S.:
Fatal nucleus pulposus embolism of spinal cord after trauma.Neurology11:
83–87,
1961
4.
ZakiF. A.PrataR. G.KayW. J.:
Necrotizing myelopathy in five great danes.J Am Vet Med Assoc165:
1080–1084,
1974
5.
ZakiF. A.PrataR. G.WernerL. L.:
Necrotizing myelopathy in a cat.J Am Vet Med Assoc169:
228–229,
1976
