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Neurology/Neurosurgery Services

Brain Tumors - Learn More

Brain tumors are relatively common in dogs and cats but with the latest advances in veterinary medicine there are treatment options.

Atlanto-Axial Instability - Learn More

Atlanto-axial instability is a congenital condition caused by abnormal articulation between the first cervical (aka the atlas) and the second cervical (aka the axis) vertebrae.

Cauda Equina Syndrome - Learn More

Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is caused by compression of the nerve roots passing from the lower back toward the tail at the level of the lumbosacral junction.

Chiari-like Malformation with Syringohydromyelia (CM-SM) - Learn More

CM-SM is a congenital disease seen most commonly in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. It is similar to an abnormality in children called Chiari Malformation. The back of the skull has a square rather than rounded shape, causing crowding and compression of the back part of the brain (brain stem and cerebellum).

Degenerative Myelopathy - Learn More

Degenerative Myelopathy is a chronic spinal cord condition characterized by progressive deterioration of the spinal cord.

Discospondylitis - Learn More

Discospondylitis is infection of the intervertebral disc space.  It can occur as a result of spread of infection from elsewhere in the body (i.e. urinary tract, blood stream, prostate) or from local infection only in the disc space.

Epilepsy - Learn More

Epilepsy is defined as recurrent seizure activity.   Seizures are caused by abnormal electrical firing in the brain. 

Fibrocartilaginous Embolization - Learn More

An FCE is caused by a small piece of cartilage that enters the spinal cord’s vascular system and blocks blood flow to the spinal cord (also called spinal cord infarction, aka stroke).

Facial Paralysis - Learn More

Facial paralysis is caused by damage to the facial nerve which supplies the muscles to the face. Facial paralysis can occur with problems in the brain or with problems to the nerve after it has exited the brain.

Inflammatory Brain Disease - Learn More

Inflammatory brain disease, also known as meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology, or “meningitis” is an autoimmune disease.

Intervertebral Disc Disease - Learn More

Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) is when the cushion between the individual vertebrae bulge or tear and causes spinal cord compression.

Steroid Responsive Meningitis - Learn More

SRMA is an auto-immune disease that causes inflammation in the layers around the spinal cord called the meninges (meningitis) and small blood vessels (arteritis).

Myasthenia Gravis - Learn More

Myasthenia gravis is a disease caused by an abnormality in the Acetylcholine receptor (AChR), which receives messages from the nerve and signals the muscle to contract.

Seizures - Learn More

Seizures are caused by abnormal electrical firing in the brain. In some cases, the seizures are caused by an identifiable problem inside the brain (i.e. cancer, infection, inflammation, congenital brain malformation). Animals with a known cause are said to have symptomatic epilepsy.

Vestibular Disease - Learn More

Vestibular disease is caused by a problem with the system of balance (the vestibular system).  There is a part of the vestibular system that resides outside of the brain in the inner ear and a part of the vestibular system that resides inside the brain stem.