Syringomyelia
About Clare
Clare Rusbridge graduated from Glasgow in 1991 and completed a small animal internship at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. After a year in small animal practice in Cambridgeshire, she joined the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) to undertake a BSAVA/Petsavers residency in neurology and subsequently spent a year at the RVC as a staff clinician in neurology. She currently runs a small animal neurology referral service at the Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital in London. She is an RCVS specialist in veterinary neurology and is board-certified by the European College of Veterinary Neurology. Read Clare's full biography here...
The Practice is run and managed by Ray Girotti MBA CVPM (Regional Manager), Mark Gill BVetMed MRCVS (Assistant Regional Manager) and the hospital administrator, Jenny Everton. The first opinion vets are... Read More
Lafora disease is an inherited, late onset, progressive myoclonic epilepsy. Myoclonus (jerking) is a feature of the disease and characteristically this can be induced by flashing lights, sudden sounds and movement (especially that close to the dog’s head). Generalised or complex.... Read More
BVMS, MRCVS, DipECVN, PhD...To find out what these qualifications actually mean and how they relate to our work... read more
Feline orofacial pain (FOPS) is a syndrome characterised by acute and severe oral and facial pain. Affects cats present with face and tongue mutilation and often have exaggerated licking and chewing movements especially after grooming or eating. The... Read More
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2) Then reception team contact client directly and book appointment
3) You and your pet have a 1 hour consultation which allows time to discuss your pet’s problem, to perform a general and neurological examination and then discuss the various diagnostic and treatment options and prognosis.
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The most common spinal surgery performed in the dog is for intervertebral disc disease.
Intervertebral disc disease is the most common spinal disease in dogs and is increasingly recognised in cats. The intervertebral discs (IVD) are fibrocartilaginous cushions between the vertebrae (except the first 2 cervical.... Read More
A seizure is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain and is characterised by a sudden episode of transient neurologic symptoms such as involuntary muscle movements, sensory disturbances and altered consciousness....Read More
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What happens when my animal is referred?
Syringomyelia, often referred to as SM, is a chronic disorder involving the spinal cord. The condition occurs when fluid (normally found outside of the spinal cord and brain) enters the interior of the spinal cord, forming a cavity known as a syrinx.
This syrinx often expands and elongates over time, destroying the center of the spinal cord. As the nerve fibers inside the spinal cord are damaged, a wide variety of symptoms can occur, depending upon the size and location of the syrinx. For a full question and answer section on Syringomyelia and Chiari-Like Malformation... Click Here
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Spinal Disorders
Laforas Disease
Feline Orafacial Pain (FOPS)