Cerebellar cortical degeneration

CNS infectious disease

Quiz: Phenobarb level timing

Today's quiz is about phenobarbital blood levels. 

Question: How long after administration of phenobarbital should a serum phenobarbital blood level be determined?

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Term: Catamenial epilepsy

A form of epilepsy characterized by change in seizure frequency associated with hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle

Quiz: Common causes of feline spinal cord disease

The 2 most common overall broad categories of disease affecting…

Term: Foramen of Monro

The foramen of Monro (a.k.a., interventricular foramen) are channels that connect the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle allowing CSF to pass to the rest of the ventricular system.

COTM: Tetraparetic Yorkie

This month's case is a Yorkie that had a sudden onset of lameness/weakness in the hind limbs the night before presentation that had progressed to inability to walk on all 4 limbs by the following morning.

Historical perspective: Brachial plexus injury as a contributing factor to World War I?

Yesterday's "Neuro words for nerds" post discussed Wallerian degeneration. Did you know that a peripheral nerve injury and the subsequent Wallerian degeneration may have been a contributing factor to the start of World War I?

Quiz: FCE and breed predilection

Which of the following breeds is at highest risk for Fibrocartilaginous Embolism (FCE)?

COTM: LHL weakness in a Lab

The dog was referred to the Neurology Department for evaluation following a sudden onset of left pelvic limb weakness one week earlier.

Term: Extrapyramidal

Extrapyramidal refers to the motor tracts that arise outside the cerebral cortex.

Imaging: Paraparetic Boston

10yr MC Boston Terrier that was acutely unable to walk on pelvic limbs