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Specialist vetinary care with 24 hour on-site staffing
Neurology Neurosurgery Neuro-oncology

 

The Neurology service is run by Giunio Bruto Cherubini with the assistance of  Viktor Palus (ECVN Resident in Neurology / Neurosurgery), Helen Fentem Jones (Veterinary Specialist Physiotherapist)and our highly trained and dedicated neurology nurses Becky and Charlene and our Interns.

 

Services offered include:

  • 24/7 availability
  • Neurosurgical Intensive Care 
  • CSF analysis
  • MRI of Brain & Spinal Cord
  • Electrophysiological investigation
  • BAER test - deafness screening
  • Brain surgery - Tumours, Hydrocephalus, Shunting
  • Spinal surgery - Wobbler Syndrome, Cauda Equina, IVDD, Spinal fractures
  • Neuro-oncology (multimodal treatment of CNS tumours)
  • Management of refractory epilepsy
  • Treatment of Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown aetiology (MUA)
  • Diagnosis and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in dogs
  • Advance physiotherapy and rehabilitation with dedicated nurses

 

Membership

  • Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
  • British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA)
  • European Society/College of Veterinary Neurology (ESVN/ECVN)
  • European Association for Neuro-oncology (EANO)
  • European Society of Veterinary Oncology (ESVONC)
  • British Neuro-oncology Society (BNOS)
  • British Veterinary Oncology Study Group (BVOSG)
  • British Veterinary Neurology Study Group (BVNSG)
  • Neurotrauma Society
  • Italian Small Animal Veterinary Association (SCIVAC)
  • Italian Society of Neurology (SINVET)
  • Italian Animal Pain Study Group (CeSDA)



Research interest

  • Neuro-oncology
  • Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown aetiology (MUA)
  • Neurological urinary incontinence in dogs
  • Treatment of acute and chronic neurogenic pain



Clinical Trial

  • New chemotherapeutical protocols for the treatment of CNS tumours
  • Immune modulatory protocols for the treatment of MUA diseases
  • Levetiracetam in epileptic dogs and cats

 

Collaboration with other Institutions

  • School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham
  • National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists, Notthingham Trent University
  • Royal Veterinary College, University of London

 

Collaboration with scientific Journals

  • UKVet -Companion Animal
  • Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
  • Journal of Small Animal Practice

 

Collaboration with Breeder Associations

   

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