Degenerative Myelopathy












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Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) of German Shepherds is an autoimmune disease. In autoimmune diseases, the patient's own immune system attacks some part of its body. In DM, the myelin and axons are attacked. (Myelin is the insulation around nerve fibers leaving the nerve cell. Axons are long nerve fibers that go from nerve cells to muscles and other parts. They carry the signals from the nerve to the muscles.) It is similar to Multiple Sclerosis in humans.

Excerpt taken from Dr. Scanlan

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Degenerative Myelopathy of German Shepherd Dogs
R.M. Clemmons, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery
Small Animal Clinical Sciences

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R.M. Clemmons, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery
Small Animal Clinical Sciences

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Degenerative Myelopathy
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