NEFL and spinal cord disorder: This study evaluated serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) as a biomarker for spinal cord diseases in dogs, including 46 healthy dogs and 76 with conditions, such as intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH), syringomyelia (SM), fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE), and acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion (ANNPE).