Somatosensory evoked potentials of the tibial nerve during the surgical decompression of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation in dogs

This study aimed to identify the impact on spinal cord integrity and determine the electrophysiological safety level during surgery for thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation in dogs.A total of 52 Oversized Tee dogs diagnosed with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation were enrolled.The tibial nerve somatosensory evoked potential elicit

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Muscle histochemistry in chronic alcoholism

Twenty-two chronic acoholic patients were assessed by neurologic examination and muscle biopsy.The patients manifested proximal muscular weakness to a variable extent.One case presented as an acute bout of myopathy, according to the Manual Tote Bag Muscle Test, MMT.The most prominent histologic feature observed was muscle atrophy (95.3%) better evi

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