TABLE 3.
Signalment, neurological grade, time interval between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and postmortem (PM) and histological grading results for a subgroup of degenerative myelopathy dogs
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signalment | Breed | Mixed | Corgi | GSD |
| Sex | Fs | Mn | Fs | |
| Age (y) | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| Neurological grade | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| MRI to PM interval | 4 d | 1 d | 21 d | |
| Histological grading | Cranial cervical (C2‐4) | Mild | Mild | Mild |
| Caudal cervical (C5‐8) | Mild | Mild | Moderate | |
| Cranial thoracic (T1‐4) | Moderate | Mild | Moderate | |
| Mid thoracic (T5‐9) | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | |
| Caudal thoracic (T10‐13) | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | |
| Cranial lumbar (L1‐3) | Moderate | Severe | Severe | |
| Caudal lumbar (L4‐5) | Moderate | NS | Moderate |
Abbreviations: FS, female spayed; GSD, German shepherd dog; MN, male neutered; NS, not sampled.