January 7th 2025
The unapproved drugs claim to treat and control seizures in canine and feline patients
Neurology: Technician's role in the management of the head and spinal trauma Patient (Proceedings)
August 1st 2008If the owner calls your clinic first, and states that the animal is recumbent, instruct them to transport the animal on a plywood stretcher or similar firm support system if at all possible.
Anesthesia for neurologic disease and procedures (Proceedings)
April 1st 2008The primary concerns for anesthesia for dogs with spinal neurologic disease are the need to prevent pulmonary aspiration of gastric fluid if food has not been withheld, to maintain a low intracranial pressure (ICP) and therefore a low spinal cord pressure, and the provision for pain management.
On the Forefront: Prophylactic laser disk ablation in dogs at Oklahoma State University
July 1st 2007Laser disk ablation, a procedure for preventing thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation in dogs, has been developed and performed in more than 350 dogs at the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.
A challenging case: Progressive, generalized pain in a young English bulldog
April 1st 2007A 1-year-old 58.3-lb (26.5-kg) castrated male English bulldog presented to the Mathew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania for evaluation of progressive pain that was difficult to localize.
Diagnosing and treating common neurologic diseases in rabbits
November 1st 2006Neurologic diseases are relatively common in companion rabbits and are being identified more frequently because of owners' greater interest in providing better healthcare to their pets, better-trained veterinarians, and improved diagnostic aids.
Status epilepticus: theoretical and clinical considerations
June 1st 2006Two or more seizures without complete recovery of consciousness between seizures, or persistent seizure activity for more than 30 minutes constitute the definition of status epilepticus (SE) in human medicine (Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus. JAMA 1993; 270:854-9).