{"id":3938,"date":"2022-03-31T01:37:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/services\/neurology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:45:05","slug":"neurology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/services\/neurology\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"421\">Veterinary neurology helps diagnose and treat disorders of the animal\u2019s nervous system related to brain and spinal cord diseases, the spine, nerves and muscles. Neurological disorders can manifest as seizures, coordination disorders, paralysis, pain, behavioral changes, or weakness.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"715\">At our clinic, a detailed neurological examination and advanced diagnostic tests are performed to help accurately determine the cause of the disorder. After the diagnosis is made, an individual treatment plan is prepared for the pet \u2014 from medication-based treatment to surgical intervention.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Neurological symptoms&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Epileptic seizures<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paralysis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of consciousness<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pain<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncoordinated gait<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changed gait<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weakness<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reluctance to jump<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Painfulness, sudden vocalization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Most common diseases&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Epileptic seizures<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spinal cord injury<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Degenerative myelopathy<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subarachnoid cyst<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlantoaxial subluxation<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brain and spinal cord tumors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Diagnostics and treatment&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1290\"><strong data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1145\">Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)<\/strong> is an advanced and accurate diagnostic test that allows detailed assessment of the animal\u2019s brain and spinal cord, spine and other soft tissues.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1337\">MRI itself is most commonly used to diagnose:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1499\">Intervertebral disc herniation<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1499\">Brain and spinal cord diseases<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1499\">Causes of epileptic seizures<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1499\">Tumors<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1499\">Inflammatory and degenerative nervous system disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1752\">The test is performed under general anesthesia so that the animal\u2019s safety is ensured and the highest-quality image information is obtained. The results obtained can help accurately determine the diagnosis and select the most effective treatment plan.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-section-id=\"ucdp4x\" data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1766\"><strong>Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1795\">Surgical<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1795\">Medication-based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"team-member design-two  \" >\r\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\r\n                        <div class=\"team-image-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"team-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"1007\" src=\"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frame-73.png\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frame-73.png 858w, https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frame-73-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frame-73-768x901.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"team-content-text\" >\r\n                        <div class=\"team-content-text-inner\">\r\n                        <h5 >Mindaugas Rakauskas<\/h5>\r\n                        <span class=\"team-subtitle\" >Veterinarian<\/span>\r\n                        <p >Veterinarian Mindaugas Rakauskas is a doctor specializing in neurology who specializes in the field of veterinary neurology and neurosurgery. He works at the Rum\u0161i\u0161k\u0117s clinic.<\/p>\r\n                        <\/div><div class=\"team-socials\"><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"team-contact\"><div class=\"email-wrapper\"><span class=\"iconsmind-Mail\"><\/span><span class=\"team-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mindaugas@kaivana.lt\">mindaugas@kaivana.lt<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Veterinary neurology helps diagnose and treat disorders of the animal\u2019s nervous system related to brain and spinal cord diseases, the spine, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3832,"parent":3862,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3938","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3938"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5017,"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3938\/revisions\/5017"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}