April 3rd 2024
Nicholas Jeffery, BVSc, PhD, MSc, is an internationally recognized veterinary neurologist, surgeon and scientist, and a professor at Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Clinical Rounds: Meningioma in a 9-year-old chocolate Lab
September 28th 2016The brain-a dense and intricate collection of neurons and glial cells that controls all things. When tumors invade-even the covering of the brain, the meninges-it seems an especially sinister form of cancer. The team at the University of Tennessee helped extend this dog's life by using the latest information on meningioma management.
New review helps illuminate cognitive dysfunction syndrome
August 1st 2016Without cold, hard lab numbers and clear scientific proof, diagnosing neurologic conditions in your veterinary patients can be tough to describe, and without owner buy-in, they can be tough to treat. However, a recent review provides a starting point for providing clients with objective evidence.
Journal Scan: Current understanding of feline epilepsy, diagnostic testing, and treatment
July 23rd 2014An overview of our current understanding of feline epilepsy, including diagnostic testing and treatment.Why they did itThere is a lack of scientific literature about epilepsy in cats, and much of the terminology as well as diagnostic and treatment recommendations have been extrapolated from experience with dogs and people. This article reviews the available literature and provides an overview of our current understanding of feline epilepsy, including diagnostic testing and treatment.Overview
Cranial nerve disorders in dogs (Proceedings)
October 1st 2011Generally, the underlying causes of neurological abnormalities of the head and face are similar whichever nerve (or nucleus) is affected, but, in addition, there are a few conditions that are specific to, or more commonly affect, certain nerves.
Meningitis and encephalitis in dogs--treat for the treatable (Proceedings)
October 1st 2011The hallmark of CNS inflammation is infiltration of peripheral blood leukocytes into the neuroparenchyma and its coverings, resulting in various types of encephalitis and/or meningitis, and sometimes associated with altered vascular integrity that leads to edema.
Status epilepticus--the cookbook approach (Proceedings)
October 1st 2011Status epilepticus is a danger to the patient and a treatment challenge for the clinician. Although no evidence exists to indicate that early initiation of appropriate treatment improves the outcome in dogs with seizures, such evidence does exist for human medicine and remains an important basic tenet of treatment.