AUTHOR=Nakano Yukiko , Nozue Yuta , Nakata Kohei , Fujioka Toru , Sakai Yoichi , Kamishina Hiroaki 

TITLE=Case Report: Transoral Penetrating Medullocervical Injury by a Chopstick in Three Cats

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.609869

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2020.609869

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>This case series describes transoral penetrating or contusive medullocervical injury by a wooden chopstick in three young cats presenting with acute tetraparesis. CT revealed that remnant fragments of a wooden chopstick penetrated the atlantooccipital space in cases 1 and 2. The remnant fragments were visualized clearly on CT under the bone window setting. MRI revealed a hyper-intense lesion in the spinal cord parenchyma at the level of C1 on T2-weighted images in case 3. Tetraparesis improved after surgical removal of the remnant fragment in case 2 and with supportive care in case 3.</p>