2017
Morbidity and mortality in infant mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei): A 46‐year retrospective review
Hassell JM, Zimmerman D, Cranfield MR, Gilardi K, Mudakikwa A, Ramer J, Nyirakaragire E, Lowenstine LJ. Morbidity and mortality in infant mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei): A 46‐year retrospective review. American Journal Of Primatology 2017, 79 PMID: 28749595, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical lymphoid hyperplasiaCause of morbidityCause of mortalityImportant age groupHepatic capillariasisLymphoid hyperplasiaRespiratory infectionsRetrospective reviewHistopathology reportsHistological evidenceCommon causeMorbiditySurvival rateSignificant causeAge groupsMortalityLong-term studiesInfantsInfant mortalityGastrointestinal parasitismCauseComprehensive health monitoringReport
2009
Compressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis)
Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Sutherland-Smith M, Aguilar R, Schaftenaar W, Shores A. Compressive Myelopathy of the Cervical Spine in Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2009, 40: 207-210. PMID: 19368265, DOI: 10.1638/2008-0030.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical subluxationCompressive myelopathySpinal cord compressionNerve root compressionCause of morbidityMagnetic resonance imagingNormal vertebral anatomyAmbulatory paraparesisCord compressionSurgical decompressionSupportive careRoot compressionCervical scoliosisLigament laxityCervical malformationsInciting causeAntemortem diagnosisCervical spineClinical signsChronic instabilityResonance imagingSubluxationCervical vertebraeMyelopathyVertebral anatomy