Joan R. Coates, DVM, DACVIM (neurology)

Degenerative lumbosacral syndrome (DLSS) poses diagnostic and treatment dilemmas for the veterinary practitioner.

Hoerlein determined that intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) accounted for 2.02% of all diseases diagnosed in dogs.

Postoperative care of the neurosurgical patient is contingent upon a team approach that begins with patient evaluation, pain management, bladder assessment and supportive care.

Spinal trauma occurs from external or internal causes.

Canine degenerative myelopathy is a spontaneously occurring, adult-onset, progressive spinal cord disease.

Granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis is a commonly diagnosed idiopathic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in dogs.