The Neurology Service:

The Neurology Service at the University of Florida’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital is committed to the state-of-the-art care of neurologic patients throughout Florida and the Southeast. The Service is founded on the principle of teaching, service and research. The faculty are noted for their innovative approaches to teaching. The Service assists clients with patients suffering from a wide range of neurologic and neurosurgical disorders, providing advanced clinical care. Research into basic and applied sciences is performed by the Faculty, but is independent of their clinic duties.

The Neurology Service is by referral appointment only, on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Emergencies are seen as indicated through consultation with the client's referring veterinarian. For further information about having a patient examined by the Service, contact the Small Animal Clinic Reception Desk at (352) 392-2235.

The Neurology Service cannot answer direct questions about specific cases via the internet, it is not considered a sufficient standard to establish a valid client-patient-veterinarian relationship. These files are used for teaching our veterinary students and offered as general educational information. They should not be used solely as a means to diagnose or treat a condition. If you are not in our referral area and direct examination of your pet by the Neurology Service is not possible, then you may want to search for the closest neurologist at the ACVIM Neurology Database. If you need help with Integrative Medicine questions, you can seek the closest CAVM practitioner at the Database of the AHVMA (American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association).


Courses Taught by the Neurology Service:

• VEM 5111A    Animal Systems (Neurosciences)- -freshman
• VEM 5384       Veterinary Neurology- -sophomores
• VEM 5775       Core Clerkship in Neurology- -juniors & seniors
• VEM 5875       Advanced Clerkship in Neurology- -seniors
• VEM 5304       Small Animal Neurology- -seniors
• VEM 5171       Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology- -seniors
• VEM 5208       Additional Approaches to Disease Treatment & Prevention- -seniors

Evaluation of the Neurologic Patient:

• Review of Clinical Neuroanatomy
• The Neurologic Examination
• Taking A Neurologic History
• Neurologic Lesion Localization
• Diagnostic Aids in Neurologic Evaluation

Specific conditions:

• Degenerative Myelopathy of German Shepherd Dogs
• Clinical Signs of GSDM (real player video file- -need fast access such as DSL, cable or T1 or greater connection)
• Statement on Lipid Statins and GSDM (December, 2002) 
• Submission of DM Flash Test
• Seizure Disorders in Dogs & Cats
• Vestibular Disease
• Paresis & Paralysis of All Four Legs
• Hind Leg Paralysis
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Diffuse Lower Motor Neuron & Muscle Disorders in Dogs & Cats