Neurology & Neurosurgery
Signs of neurologic disease in pets can be difficulty walking, standing, seizures, abnormal behavior, spinal or neck pain, and loss of balance.
Common causes of neurological disease may include:
- Epilepsy
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Spinal cord injuries
- Vertigo (loss of balance)
Services Offered
Our veterinary medical and surgical neurology teams work closely together to offer the following services:
Medical
- Neurologic examination
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection and analysis
- Computerized Tomographic (CT) scans and evaluations
- Epilepsy and seizure disorder testing, treatment and monitoring
- Meningitis diagnosis and treatment
- Movement and balance disorders including vestibular disease
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans
- Syringomyelia testing and treatment
Surgical
- Brain tumor removal
- Cervical spinal decompression for stenosis in giant breed dogs
- Intervertebral disk disease (IVDD) surgery
- Muscle and nerve biopsies
- Skull fracture repairs
- Spinal stabilization surgery
- Spinal fracture repair
- Syringomyelia surgery
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for hydrocephalus