Frontiers in Veterinary Science (Dec 2020)

Case Report: Transoral Penetrating Medullocervical Injury by a Chopstick in Three Cats

  • Yukiko Nakano,
  • Yuta Nozue,
  • Kohei Nakata,
  • Toru Fujioka,
  • Toru Fujioka,
  • Yoichi Sakai,
  • Hiroaki Kamishina,
  • Hiroaki Kamishina,
  • Hiroaki Kamishina

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.609869
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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This case series describes transoral penetrating or contusive medullocervical injury by a wooden chopstick in three young cats presenting with acute tetraparesis. CT revealed that remnant fragments of a wooden chopstick penetrated the atlantooccipital space in cases 1 and 2. The remnant fragments were visualized clearly on CT under the bone window setting. MRI revealed a hyper-intense lesion in the spinal cord parenchyma at the level of C1 on T2-weighted images in case 3. Tetraparesis improved after surgical removal of the remnant fragment in case 2 and with supportive care in case 3.

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