Specialty Center: Neurology

Scott Schatzberg, DVM, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Neurology is the branch of medicine that treats diseases of the nervous system; the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. This encompasses such common problems as epilepsy, slipped disks, spinal and head injuries, meningitis, cancer of the nervous system. and cerebellar ataxia.  Our neurologist utilizes the on-site MRI to diagnose brain and spinal cord disorders, and he will provide comprehensive consultations and treatment for patients with neurological disorders of the brain, spinal cord, muscles, and peripheral nerves including, but not limited to:

• Brain and Cranial Nerve Disorders:

• Idiopathic epilepsy and seizure management

• Encephalitis, meningitis – infectious and autoimmune

• Cerebrovascular disease (strokes)

• Malformations/Anomalies (e.g., hydrocephalus/Chari like syndrome)

• Neurodegenerative diseases

• Brain tumors

• Vestibular, trigeminal, and facial nerve disorders

• Spinal Cord Disorders:

• Discospondylitis

• Intervertebral disc disease

• Wobbler syndrome

• Fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy (“FCE”)

• Spinal cord tumors

• Myelitis – infectious and autoimmune

• Malformation/Anomalies

• Lumbosacral disease

• Neuromuscular Disorders:

• Polymyositis

• Inherited muscle and nerve diseases

• Polyradiculoneuritis (“coonhound paralysis”)

• Tick paralysis

• Endocrine neuropathies and myopathies

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