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  Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response Testing

  Sadie Mae Mace did a Veterinary Journalism placement within the RVC’s External Relations team during the final year of her BVetMed degree. She interviewed members of the Neurology and Neurosurgery Service and then wrote the following article.    …
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  Pioneering Treatment for Equine Cervical Spinal Nerve Compression

  Alex Hawkins, Lecturer in Equine Surgery Following the installation of the new Qalibra CT machine at the RVC’S Equine Referral Hospital earlier this year, we are now able to offer the pioneering technique of uniportal endoscopic foraminotomy to …
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  Hydrotherapy Case

  Helen Webb, Senior Neurology and Rehabilitation Nurse     Wilson was initially referred in 2012, at eight months old, for cervical and thoracolumbar pain and pyrexia. At first presentation Wilson was very weak and had extremely wasted muscles for …

• Pain Clinic

  The RVC anaesthesia team together with other services such as physiotherapy, oncology, neurology, orthopaedics and diagnostic imaging works as a multidisciplinary team to provide the best management of pain for chronic conditions.

• Veterinary Orthopaedic Surgery

  The Royal Veterinary College Orthopaedic Surgery Service tackles an extensive range of musculoskeletal conditions in dogs and cats, including joint disease, angular limb deformities and acute traumas such as broken legs.

• Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery

  The Royal Veterinary College has the most advanced Neurology and Neurosurgery Referral Service in the UK, providing diagnostic services and treatments such as intracranial biopsies and hypophysectomies that few other centres in the world can offer.
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  Advancing Equine CT at the RVC

  Dagmar Berner (Senior Lecturer in Equine Diagnostic Imaging) and Freddie Dash (Lecturer in Equine Diagnostic Imaging) spoke to Clinical Connections about what a new scanner means for patients, research and training. A new state-of-the-art advanced …
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  The Therapeutic Journey of A Dog Called Worm

  Holly Smith, Head Neurology and Rehabilitation RVN and owner of Worm   Worm, a five-year-old miniature dachshund, came to RVC Small Animal Referrals last August following an acute onset of back pain and difficulty walking. At that point Worm was …
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  Latest In Gait Assessment Technology with the Orthopaedic Service

  Recently, thanks to the kind generosity of the Animal Care Trust (ACT), the RVC’s registered charity, a grant was awarded to upgrade the now out of date pressure mat, to allow the team to expand their lameness diagnosis and clinical monitoring through a state-of-the-art instrumented dog treadmill.
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  Brain Bank Benefits Beyond the RVC

  The RVC has established a Companion Animal Brain Bank (CABB), with the objective of collecting and storing samples of brain tissue and other biological specimens for research and educational purposes.