63 Meningitis: Inflamed Brains

1/5/2021

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM and of course Brittany Laflen RVT, VTS Neuro as we talk about:
The inflammation of the brain and beyond, oh yes, we are talking Meningitis, meningoencephalitis, meningoencephalomyelitis; OH MY!!!!

Show Notes:

Resources We Mentioned in the Show

American Association of Neurological Surgeons:
- https://www.aans.org/en/Patients/Neurosurgical-Conditions-and-Treatments/Anatomy-of-the-Brain
Berkeley: The nervous System
- https://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb135e/nervous.html; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279390/
Linda Merrill, (2012). Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. Ames: Wiley-Blackwell.
Colville, T., Bassert, J. (2016). Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.

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– Yvonne and Jordan

Question of the Week:

What’s your experience with meningitis? Any cool stories?

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1 Comment

Jess

2/13/2021 03:11:10 am

We have a patient who was literally upside down when he came in, constantly lying on his back and contorted!! Diagnosed with GME after an MRI and CSF tap, he’s been on prednisalone (can’t remember if he’s had cyclosporine as well) a few rounds of cytarabine and he’s doing well. He runs barks and plays!! He still has a small amount of ataxia in one of his back legs and when stresses he will start turning in your arms slightly but considering how he was when we first met him, he’s kicking goals!!! Whenever he comes into the hospital I say to other staff, “remember Gigi? The upside down dog? Look at him now!!”

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