Imaging: Lethargic Beagle with neck pain

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A 3yr FS Beagle presented for lethargy and neck pain. Interpret the MRI and provide a list of differential diagnoses.

Quiz: Atlantoaxial instability

Test your neuro knowledge against these 6 questions relating to atlantoaxial instability.

COTM: Abnormal Beagle Mix

A 2-year-old castrated male Beagle Mix was brought in for inappropriate urination, decreased appetite, circling, and pacing.

Term: Sulcus

This weeks' neuro words for nerds term is sulcus. Learn more about the definition, pronunciation, etymology, and clinical relevance.

Terms: Spinal cord crossword

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This week's neuro words for nerds post is a new crossword puzzle.

Quiz: Chronic thoracic limb lameness

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This week's quiz features a 10yr Labrador Retriever with a 6-month history of left thoracic limb lameness. Test your neuro knowledge against these 4 questions!

Imaging: Olfactory bulb/frontal lobe mass

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An 11-year-old castrated male Golden Retriever was presented for seizures. MRI was performed and representative images are shown below. What are your differentials?

Quiz: Mass on head

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The picture above is a 7-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever was presented for evaluation of a mass on the head. The neurological and physical exams were normal other than what is shown.

Term: Solve the rebus #1

Solve the rebus puzzle to view this week's neuro words for nerds term.

NADX? Unexpected neuro deficit in a Dobie

An 8-year-old castrated male Doberman Pinscher was presented to the ER Department for evaluation of pelvic limb lameness. A neuro consult was requested to differentiate neuro vs. ortho lameness. The lameness was determined to be due to musculoskeletal disease, but an unrelated neurologic deficit was found.

Quiz: Botulism

You are presented with a dog that has diffuse lower motor neuron dysfunction. One of your differential diagnoses is botulism. Test your neuro knowledge.

Term: Intracranial compliance

The brain is an eloquent, soft structure housed within a thick, rigid, non-compliant skull. In health, there is a delicate equilibrium between...