Skip to main content

Table 1 Results of the clinical and electrodiagnostic evaluations in individual hypothyroid dogs before and after treatment

From: Electrodiagnostic studies in presumptive primary hypothyroidism and polyneuropathy in dogs with reevaluation during hormone replacement therapy

Dog No.

Breed

Age [years] sex

Motor deficits BT, other signs

Motor deficits AT, other signs

EMG

MNCV[m/s]

Expected F-wave lat.[ms]

F-wave lat.[ms] BT

F-wave lat.[ms] AT

BT

AT

Proximal–distal

Middle-distal

BT

AT

BT

AT

1

Bernese M. Dog

8 ♀

3

1

4

3

26

28

20

24

21.6

24.1

24

2

Golden Retriever

7 ♂

2, Vestib.

1

3

2

31

42

30

31

20.6

26.8

22

3

Golden Retriever

11 ♀

2

1

3

2

32

34

28

28

18.6

21.3

21.1

4

Labrador Retriever

6 ♀

3, Vestib.

1

4

3

35

44

31

34

19.6

32.2

30.1

5

Labrador Retriever

11 ♀

2

1

4

2

35

38

33

35

20.3

29.3

29.4

6

Irish Setter

5 ♀

2

1

3

2

39

40

36

36

21.3

29.5

24.7

7

Flat-coat. Retriever

12 ♀

2

1

3

2

41

48

36

39

19.6

20.2

NP

8

Mongrel (35 kg)

11 ♂

3

1

4

2

44

46

39

41

19.0

20.1

NP

9

Mongrel (15 kg)

10 ♀

3

1

3

1

44

48

41

42

16

16.5

NP

10

Wire Fox Terrier

12 ♂

2

1

3

1

46

55

41

44

15.1

18.9

16.5

11

WHWT

11 ♀

3

1

3

1

47

58

45

46

12.7

16.2

15.9

12

Labrador Retriever

9 ♂

2

0

3

NP

45

NP

42

NP

NP

NP

NP

13

Irish Setter

11 ♂

2

0

3

NP

45

NP

39

NP

21.6

23

NP

14

German Shepherd

7 ♂

2, Vestib.

0

3

NP

46

NP

43

NP

NP

NP

NP

15

Golden Retriever

8 ♀

2

0

3

NP

48

NP

47

NP

18.6

20.4

NP

16

Eng. Cocker Spaniel

6 ♀

2, Vestib.

0

3

NP

48

NP

44

NP

14.7

15

NP

17

Golden Retriever

7 ♂

1

0

3

NP

48

NP

43

NP

NP

NP

NP

18

Mongrel (20 kg)

8 ♀

1, Vestib.

0

3

NP

49

NP

47

NP

NP

NP

NP

19

Min. Schnauzer

11 ♂

1

0

3

NP

50

NP

45

NP

NP

NP

NP

20

Min. Poodle

12 ♀

1

0

3

NP

50

NP

44

NP

NP

NP

NP

21

Dachshund

8 ♀

1

0

2

NP

52

NP

48

NP

11

11.9

NP

22

Golden Retriever

6 ♀

1

0

2

NP

53

NP

46

NP

18.6

18.5

NP

23

Golden Retriever

9 ♂

1

0

2

NP

53

NP

48

NP

NP

NP

NP

24

Maltese

10 ♀

1

0

2

NP

54

NP

47

NP

NP

NP

NP

  1. Dogs are ranked in ascending order, according to proximal–distal MNCV before the treatment. The ranking is separate for cases No. 1–11 (group A1) and for the remaining 13 cases
  2. NP not performed, BT before treatment, AT after treatment [2 months], WHWT west highland white terrier