Melissa N. Andruzzi

ORCID: 0000-0001-9407-2301
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Research Areas
  • Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Veterinary Oncology Research
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism

Texas A&M University
2019-2021

To report recovery of ambulation dogs treated with extended thoracolumbar durotomy for severe spinal cord injury caused by intervertebral disc herniation.Descriptive cohort.Twenty-six consecutive paraplegic presented loss deep pain sensation after acute herniation.Each dog underwent routine diagnostic assessment and surgery removal extradural herniated disc, followed a four-vertebral body length centered on the disc. Each was up until it able to walk 10 steps without assistance or 6 months...

10.1111/vsu.13423 article EN Veterinary Surgery 2020-04-11

Abstract Background We report the first case of canine Salmonella meningoencephalomyelitis and second bacteriuria, as well reported enterica subspecies houtenae in a dog. Case presentation Immunosuppressive treatment dog for relapse steroid-responsive meningitis arteritis (SRMA) allowed opportunistic establishment bacteremia with subsp. , ultimately causing subclinical bacteriuria. The bacterial infections were treated four-month course amoxicillin; clinical success was determined by serial...

10.1186/s12917-020-02652-5 article EN cc-by BMC Veterinary Research 2020-11-11

The objective of this prospective cohort study was to document the occurrence post-operative hypoventilation in dogs undergoing decompressive ventral slot or hemilaminectomy for treatment intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH). Twenty surgery and 20 IVDH that presented XX between 2017 2020 were enrolled. Dogs anesthetized using a standard protocol. Blood gas samples taken at up 11 time points beginning during anesthetic recovery continuing maximum 72 h post-operatively. with cervical lesions...

10.3389/fvets.2021.777052 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2021-11-04

Abstract There are few differential diagnoses for non‐orthopedic thoracic limb lameness in adult dogs aside from nerve tumors and disk‐associated compression; this report introduces another etiology. A 9‐year‐old male castrated mixed dog presented with an episodic history of nonweight‐bearing lameness. Additional clinical signs included atrophied cool paw pads painful axillary region. Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasound, exploratory surgery confirmed a chronic...

10.1111/jvim.16213 article EN cc-by Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2021-07-13

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10.1111/jsap.13095 article EN Journal of Small Animal Practice 2019-12-22
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