Natasha J. Olby
North Carolina State University
208 Papers
873 Citations
Natasha J. Olby is an academic researcher from North Carolina State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Spinal cord injury. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 183 publications. Previous affiliations of Natasha J. Olby include University of Cambridge & Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
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Papers
Neurologic dysfunction in hypothyroid, hyperlipidemic Labrador Retrievers
TL;DR: In this article, a retrospective study was conducted in which medical records of dogs with neurologic signs and a diagnosis of hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia were reviewed, including tetraparesis, central and peripheral vestibular signs, facial paralysis, and paraparesis.
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Chronic and acute compressive spinal cord lesions in dogs due to intervertebral disc herniation are associated with elevation in lumbar cerebrospinal fluid glutamate concentration.
TL;DR: Dogs with chronic compressive thoracolumbar lesions have a two-fold elevation of CSF glutamate concentration, suggesting that excitotoxicity may also be a component of chronic spinal cord compression.
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Degenerative Myelopathy in 18 Pembroke Welsh Corgi Dogs
Philip A. March,Philip A. March,Joan R. Coates,Joan R. Coates,R. J. Abyad,David A. Williams,Dennis P. O'Brien,Natasha J. Olby,John H. Keating,Michael Oglesbee +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a postmortem examination was performed on 18 Pembroke Welsh Corgi dogs (mean age 12.7 years) with clinical signs and antemortem diagnostic tests compatible with a diagnosis of degenerative myelopathy.
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Prognostic Factors in Canine Acute Intervertebral Disc Disease.
TL;DR: Cross-sectional area and length of T2 hyperintensity and loss of HASTE signal on MRI have been associated with outcome and future developments in plasma and imaging biomarkers will assist in accurate prognostication and optimization of patient management.
Current Approaches to the Management of Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusion in Dogs
TL;DR: There is no evidence to support treatment of the 48 h time point as a cut off beyond which it becomes impossible for dogs to achieve locomotor recovery, and recommendations for standard care can be made in some areas, particularly with respect to surgical decompression.