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Compression of Central Nervous System (view source)
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*** Prolapsed disks can cause acute or chronic compression.
*** Prolapsed disks can cause acute or chronic compression.
** '''Malformations '''
** '''Malformations '''
*** Wobbler [[Equine Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology|horses]]
*** Wobbler [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy|horses]]
**** Caused by stenotic myelopathy.
**** Caused by stenotic myelopathy.
**** The vertebral canal narrows due to malformation and malarticulation of the cervical vertebrae (usually C3-C4)
**** The vertebral canal narrows due to malformation and malarticulation of the cervical vertebrae (usually C3-C4)
*** Cervical vertebral malformation-malarticulation in dogs has a similar pathogenesis to wobbler [[Equine Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology|horses]]
*** Cervical vertebral malformation-malarticulation in dogs has a similar pathogenesis to wobbler [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy|horses]]
*** Atlantoaxial subluxation of toy dogs.
*** Atlantoaxial subluxation of toy dogs.
**** A hypoplastic dens leads to subluxation.
**** A hypoplastic dens leads to subluxation.