Services

The Neurological Center for Animals offers all veterinary neurology and neurosurgery specialized diagnostic and therapeutic services. These include:

• Consultation – Dr. Luttgen will personally speak with you to get the most complete neurological history possible for your pet
• Examinations – Dr. Luttgen will perform the physical and neurological examinations with you present to correlate your history with your pet’s abnormalities to guide her diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations
• Laboratory Tests – all basic and specialized tests are available including
  • Cerebrospinal fluid analysis (CSF)
  • Infectious disease agent tests
  • Pathologic interpretations of tissue
• Imaging Technologies, including –
  • Plain radiographs
  • Myelography
  • Computerized axial tomography (CT Scan)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Positron emission tomography (PET Scan)
• Electrodiagnostic Testing, including -
  • Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAER; hearing testing)
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Motor and Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocities – NCVs
  • Repetitive Stimulation
  • F and H Waves
  • Evoked Potentials
• Neurosurgery of the
  • Brain
  • Spine
  • Peripheral nerve
  • Muscle
• Pain Management, including -
  • Analgesic drug administrations
  • Acupuncture
• Physical Therapy
  • Manual
  • Swimming – either with nurse assistance or on your own after first assisted visit
• Animal Behavior Consultations