Brittany Laflen

About the Author

Brittany earned her associate of science degree in veterinary technology from Purdue University in 2010. After graduation, she joined the neurology department at the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital, where she provides clinical case support and patient care and teaches the fundamentals of neurology and neurologic diseases to students in the veterinary nursing program at Purdue. In 2019, she achieved her Veterinary Technician Specialist designation in neurology. In 2022, Brittany began serving as President for the Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians (AIMVT). Brittany also speaks on a wide variety of neurology topics.

Written By This Author

Neurology

Firing on All Cylinders: A Guide to the Neurologic Examination

Neurologic examination information can be used to communicate current neurologic status, set a baseline status, and improve patient outcomes with appropriate care.

Internal Medicine

A Foreign Body That Is “Sew” Unusual

Foreign bodies within the spinal cord are uncommon, but when they occur the prognosis is often grave.

Emergency Medicine/Critical Care

Atlanto-Occipital Luxation in a Caprine Patient

This case report describes a caprine patient with this rare injury that successfully survived the initial injury and unique surgical fixation and had a successful postoperative recovery, to which extensive physical rehabilitation partly contributed.