2024 in Review

This past year has been full of interesting cases, and interesting articles. Below is a thumbnail sketch of what we covered in 2024. If you read EVERY.SINGLE.ONE - send me a note on which was your favorite and, thanks for reading!  What do you want to hear about in 2025? 

  • Cranial nerve lesion localization <-- one of my favorites!

  • Positional head tilts with hypokalemia in cats

  • Cerebrovascular disease in dogs

  • Head turn and neck turns in dogs

  • What is a root signature sign in dogs?

  • Anesthesia and the neurologic patient

  • Zonisamide use in cats

  • AI-Eclipse in Neurology

  • A review of the blink reflex

  • The weekend effect in neurology

  • Lesion localization for a C6-T2 myelopathy

  • Sciatic nerve injury in dogs and cats

  • The neurodisability score for dogs with meningitis of unknown origin (MUO)

  • Zonisamide use in dogs <-- A must read if you prescribe this drug!

  • The Blood Brain Barrier and epilepsy

  • How Myasthenia Gravis presents in cats

  • How well does the neurologic examination predict the neuroanatomic lesion localization

  • Neonatal anticonvulsant treatment <-- important to know, when faced with a youngster with seizures!

  • Vestibular disease and localization

  • Do MRI findings predict survival for dogs with MUO?

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and the Shock Index

  • Conservative medical management in dogs with paraplegia secondary to IVDH

  • The ACVIM Consensus statement about IVDH in dogs

  • Rabies update in dogs and cats <-- scary important topic

  • Idiopathic head tremors - what are they and how do we identify them?

  • Bilateral parasympathetic neuropathy of the eye

  • How to differentiate between vestibular and forebrain head tilts and turns

  • Tetanus in cats

  • Episodic head tremors in Doberman Pinscher dogs

  • When and how to submit serum samples for anticonvulsant drug monitoring

  • CPs, paw replacements and postural reactions OH MY

  • The cutaneous trunci reflex in cats

  • Neospora in adult dogs

  • The gut-brain balance and its association with behavior and epilepsy <-- one of my favorites

  • Adverse effects of phenobarbital use in cats

  • Vestibular disease in cats

  • The prevalence of epilepsy in Labradoodles

  • What tool is underutilized in neurologic patients?


What a year! Thanks for going along on this ride with me. Any TidBit Tuesday topics can also be found on my website at https://barnesveterinaryservices.com/new-blog so feel free to check them out there if you missed one or are away from your email.  I cannot wait to see what new information will come our way in 2025!!

Have a safe, happy, new year!