ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2024
Masticatory muscle changes on magnetic resonance imaging of dogs with
Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A systematic review of clinical and diagnostic findings, treatment, and outcomes in canine neosporosis cases evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Pooled it
- Differential causes of masticatory muscle disorders in dogs: a review of diagnosis, treatment and long-term management.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
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Abstract
Infectious meningoencephalitides represent an important differential diagnosis for meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (MUO) in dogs. Treatment of the latter requires immunosuppression, but laboratory test results for infectious agents may take several days to return. This study investigated whether the presence of masticatory muscle changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head can be used to distinguish dogs with neosporosis from those with MUO at the time of diagnosis. Cases diagnosed with neosporosis or MUO at two referral centers in the United Kingdom (UK) were retrospectively collected. Clinical data were reviewed, and each MRI study was blindly assessed by a radiologist, a neurologist, and a neurology resident for the presence of masticatory muscle changes by consensus opinion. Statistical analysis was performed on obtained data. Twenty-two neosporosis cases and 23 MUO cases were enrolled. In the neosporosis group, six dogs (27%) had masticatory muscle changes, compared to one dog (4%) in the MUO group (
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