Concurrent Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome-Associated Syringomyelia and Presumptive Meningoencephalomyelitis of Unknown Origin Managed with Combined Surgical Decompression and Immunosuppressive Therapy in a Dog
Sung Su Park · 2026
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Description
Sung Su Park reports a small dog carrying two neurological diseases at once in a 2026 case study. The young Bichon Frise had a birth defect where skull meets neck, squeezing the brain and forcing fluid cavities inside the spinal cord. Months of medicine failed to stop its neck pain and worsening walk. Fresh MRI before surgery then revealed extra brain lesions pointing to a second problem: an immune-driven inflammation of unknown origin.
Park combined both treatments: decompression surgery rebuilt with a titanium mesh plate, plus long-term immune-suppressing drugs. The dog improved and stayed stable for about two years. No spinal-fluid test, tissue proof, or follow-up scan was done, so the inflammation stays presumptive and nobody can split credit between surgery and drugs. The case's lesson is procedural: when signs keep worsening despite treating the known defect, image again before assuming one diagnosis explains all.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sung Su Park |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22612 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |