Specialist areas
Professor Clare Rusbridge
Chief of Neurology / BVMS (Hons) PhD DECVN FRCVS
Clare Rusbridge graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1991 and following an internship at the University of Pennsylvania and general practice in Cambridgeshire, she completed a BSAVA/Petsavers Residency and was Staff Clinician in Neurology at the Royal Veterinary College. She became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology in 1996 and a RCVS Specialist in 1999. In 2007 she was awarded a PhD from Utrecht University for her thesis on Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia – a painful disease occurring in some toy breed dogs.
For 16 years she operated a neurology and neurosurgery referral service at the Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital in Wimbledon. Her professional interests include neuropathic pain, inherited diseases, epilepsy and rehabilitation following spinal injury. She treats many animals with painful and/or distressing inherited disease which motivates her research aiming to find a better way of diagnosing, treating and preventing these conditions.
In 2011 she was awarded the J. A. Wight (a.k.a. James Herriot) Memorial Award by The Blue Cross Animal Welfare Charity for her work with the Cavalier King Charles spaniel society with regard to syringomyelia. In 2014 Clare received the FECVA award for best original paper also on syringomyelia and in 2016 she was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contribution to knowledge. She has authored or co-authored over 90 scientific articles and papers, contributed to several veterinary textbooks and has co-edited a medical textbook on syringomyelia.
In July 2018, Clare was awarded her professorship from The University of Surrey, in recognition for her postdoctoral research and teaching at the School of Veterinary Medicine.
See Clare’s full list of publications on her Google Scholar’s page.
Publications
Behavioural changes in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy
: F Watson, R M A Packer, Clare Rusbridge, H A Volk
MRI findings in two West Highland White Terrier dogs with hepatic encephalopathy secondary to portosystemic shunt
: R Fernandes, C Driver, J H Rose, Clare Rusbridge
Behavioral and clinical signs of Chiari‐like malformation‐associated pain and syringomyelia in Cavalier King Charles spaniels
: Clare Rusbridge, Angus K. McFadyen, Susan P Knowler
Chiari‐like malformation and Syringomyelia in American Brussels Griffon dogs
: AC Freeman, SR Platt, M Kent, E Huguet, Clare Rusbridge, S Holmes
Feline hyperaesthesia syndrome with self-trauma to the tail: retrospective study of seven cases and proposal for integrated multidisciplinary diagnostic approach
: PA Batle, Clare Rusbridge, T Nuttall, S Heath, K Marioni-Henry
Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed
: SP Knowler, L Gillstedt, TJ Mitchell, J Jovanovik, HA Volk, Clare Rusbridge
Metronidazole-induced neurotoxicity in 26 dogs
: A Tauro, E Beltran, GB Cherubini, AT Coelho, A Wessmann, CJ Driver, Clare Rusbridge
Clinical Application of Diagnostic Imaging of Chiari-Like Malformation and Syringomyelia
: Clare Rusbridge, F Stringer, S P Knowler
Two mixed breed dogs with sensory neuropathy are homozygous for an inversion disrupting FAM134B previously identified in Border Collies
: P Amengual-Battle, Clare Rusbridge, R José-López, L Golini, G Diane Shelton, C S Mellersh, R Gutierrez-Quintana
A review of treatment options for behavioural manifestations of clinical anxiety as a comorbidity in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy
: F Watson, Clare Rusbridge, RMA Packer, RA Casey, S Heath, HA Volk
C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints?
: J Brocal, S De Decker, R José-López, EG Manzanilla, J Penderis, C Stalin, S Bertram, JJ Shoenebeck, Clare Rusbridge, Noel Fitzpatrick, R Quintana
Morphogenesis of Canine Chiari Malformation and Secondary Syringomyelia: Disorders of Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation
: SP Knowler, GL Galea, Clare Rusbridge
Scaling of the corpus callosum in wild and domestic canids: Insights into the domesticated brain
: MA Spocter, A Uddin, JC Ng, E Wong, VX Wang, C Tang, B Wicinski, J Haas, K Bitterman, MA Raghanti, R Dunn, PR Hof, CC Sherwood, J Jovanovik, Clare Rusbridge, PR Manger
Applications and efficiencies of the first cat 63K DNA array
: B Gandolfi, H Alhaddad, B Abdi, LH Bach, EK Creighton, BW Davis, JE Decker, NH Dodman, JC Grahn, RA Grahn, B Haase, J Haggstrom, MJ Hamilton, CR Helps, JD Kurushima, H Lohi, M Longeri, R Malik, KM Meurs, MJ Montague, JV Mullikin, WJ Murphy, SM Nilson, NC Pedersen, CB Peterson, C. Rusbridge, R Saif, DG Shelton, WC Warren, M Wasim, LA Lyons
Nationwide genetic testing towards eliminating Lafora disease from Miniature Wirehaired Dachshunds in the United Kingdom
: S Ahonen, I Seath, Clare Rusbridge, S Holt, G Key, T Wang, P Wang, BA Minassian
Evidence of negative affective state in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with syringomyelia
: A Cockburn, M Smith, Clare Rusbridge, C Fowler, E S Paul, J C Murrell, E J Blackwell, R A Casey, H R Whay, M Mendl
An aged canid with behavioural deficits exhibits blood and cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta oligomers
: Clare Rusbridge, F J Salguero, M A David, K M E Faller, J T Brass, R J Guerreiro, A C Richard-Londt, D Grainger, E Head, S G P Brandner, B Summers, J Hardy, M Tayebi
Clinical Application of 3D-CISS MRI Sequences for Diagnosis and Surgical Planning of Spinal Arachnoid Diverticula and Adhesions in Dogs
: A Tauro, J Jovanovik, CJ Driver, Clare Rusbridge
Computer simulation of syringomyelia in dogs
: S Cirovic, R Lloyd, J Jovanovik, HA Volk, Clare Rusbridge
A genome-wide association study identifies candidate loci associated to syringomyelia secondary to Chiari-like malformation in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
: F Ancot, P Lemay, S P Knowler, K Kennedy, S Griffiths, G B Cherubini, J Sykes, P J J Mandigers, G A Rouleau, Clare Rusbridge, Z Kibar
MRI characteristics for “phantom” scratching in canine syringomyelia
: ZR Nalborczyk, AK McFadyen, J Jovanovik, A Tauro, CJ Driver, Noel Fitzpatrick, SP Knower, C. Rusbridge
Syringomyelia: A Disorder of CSF Circulation: Current Understanding, Best Clinical Practice and Research Perspectives. 2014. Springer
: Clare Rusbridge, Graham Flint
Pain Management. Syringomyelia: A Disorder of CSF. 2014 Springer
: Clare Rusbridge, Jan Keppel Hesselink
Historical Vingnettes
: Clare Rusbridge, Graham Flint
Veterinary Aspects. Syringomyelia: Springer A Disorder of CSF Circulation. 2014 Springer
: Clare Rusbridge
Nomenclature. Syringomyelia: A Disorder of CSF Circulation. 2014 Springer
: Clare Rusbridge, Graham Flint
Treatment of Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia. Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XIV 2015. Saunders Elsevier
: Clare Rusbridge
Syringomyelia and Chiari malformation. 5 Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline: 6th (2015), 5th (2011), 4th (2007 pp1321) Editions. Blackwell Publishing
: Clare Rusbridge
Feline Orofacial Pain. Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare. 2015. Elsevier
: Clare Rusbridge, Sarah Heath
Tremors. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine – 2016 8th edition. Elsevier
: Clare Rusbridge
Clinical Features in Border Terrier Dogs with Paroxysmal Involuntary Movements
: K Henry-Marioni, Clare Rusbridge, HA Volk
Inheritance of Chiari-Like Malformation: Can a Mixed Breeding Reduce the Risk of Syringomyelia?
: A McFadyen, Clare Rusbridge, H v/d Berg, RM La Ragione, SP Knowler
Neurological signs in 23 dogs with suspected rostral cerebellar ischaemic stroke
: BB Thomsen, C. Rusbridge, G Skerritt, H Gredal, L Garosi, M Berendt, T Sparrow
NHLRC1 repeat expansion in two beagles with Lafora disease
: V Simerdova, C. Rusbridge, P Wang, BA Minassian, V Palus
Interleukin-6 is increased in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of community-dwelling domestic dogs with acute ischaemic stroke
: A Boza-Serrano, A Møller, B Finsen, BB Thomsen, C. Rusbridge, D Anthony, H Gredal, KL Lambertsen, L Garosi, M Berendt, T Deierborg
Craniometric Analysis of the Hindbrain and Craniocervical Junction of Chihuahua, Affenpinscher and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dogs With and Without Syringomyelia Secondary to Chiari-Like Malformation
: AK McFadyen, AM Kiviranta, C. Rusbridge, RM La Ragione, SP Knowler, TS Jokinen
Use of Morphometric Mapping to Characterise Symptomatic Chiari-Like Malformation, Secondary Syringomyelia and Associated Brachycephaly in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
: A Tauro, AK McFadyen, C Cross, C. Rusbridge, CJ Driver, J Jovanovik, RM La Ragione, S Griffiths, SP Knowler, Z Kibar
Clinical Features, Imaging Characteristics and Long-term Outcome of Dogs with Cranial Meningocele or Meningoencephalocele
: A Bruehschwein, A Fischer, A Tauro, C de la Fuente, C Loeffler, C Muir, Clare Rusbridge, F McConnell, F Stabile, J Guevar, J McMurrough, J Penderis, K Lazzerini, L De Risio, L Mari, R Gonçalves, R Gutierrez-Quintana, R José-López, S Añor, S De Decker, S Rodenas, SL Priestnall
Lafora disease in Miniature Wirehaired Dachshunds
: A Tauro, BA Minassian, C Ackerley, Clare Rusbridge, G Key, L Swain, P Wang, S Ahonen
Syringomyelia and Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities in Chihuahuas
: AK Lappalainen, A Hielm-Björkman, AM Kiviranta, O Laitinen-Vapaavuori, TS Jokinen, SP Knowler, C. Rusbridge
Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Study Identifies Novel Genomic Regions Associated to Chiari-Like Malformation in Griffon Bruxellois Dogs
: C Freeman, Clare Rusbridge, Dogs P Lemay, G A Rouleau, G. Child, L. B Barreiro, S Bouasker, S Platt, SP Knowler, Y Nedelec, Z Kibar
Quantitative Analysis of Chiari-Like Malformation and Syringomyelia in the Griffon Bruxellois Dog
: AK McFadyen, C Freeman, M Kent, SP Knowler, SR Platt, Z Kibar, Clare Rusbridge
Syringomyelia: determining risk and protective factors in the conformation of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog
: Clare Rusbridge, H van den Berg, J Sykes, SP Knowler, TJ Mitchell
Inter-observer agreement of canine and feline paroxysmal event semiology and classification by veterinary neurology specialists and non-specialists
: RMA Packer, M Berendt, S Bhatti, M Charalambous, S Cizinauskas, L De Risio, R Farquhar, R Hampel, M Hill, PJJ Mandigers, A Pakozdy, SM Preston, C. Rusbridge, VM Stein, FTaylor-Brown, ATipold, HA Volk
Clinical features of idiopathic inflammatory polymyopathy in the Hungarian Vizsla
: . Tauro A, Addicott D, Foale RD, Bowman C, Hahn C, Long S, Massey J, Haley AC, Knowler SP, Day MJ, Kennedy LJ, Rusbridge C
International veterinary epilepsy task force consensus proposal: outcome of therapeutic interventions in canine and feline epilepsy
: Potschka H, Fischer A, Löscher W, Patterson N, Bhatti S, Berendt M, De Risio L, Farquhar R, Long S, Mandigers P, Matiasek K, Muñana K, Pakozdy A, Penderis J, Platt S, Podell M, Rusbridge C, Stein V, Tipold A, Volk HA
International veterinary epilepsy task force consensus report on epilepsy definition, classification and terminology in companion animals
: Berendt M, Farquhar RG, Mandigers PJ, Pakozdy A, Bhatti SF, De Risio L, Fischer A, Long S, Matiasek K, Muñana K, Patterson EE, Penderis J, Platt S, Podell M, Potschka H, Pumarola MB, Rusbridge C, Stein VM, Tipold A, Volk HA
International veterinary epilepsy task force consensus proposal: diagnostic approach to epilepsy in dogs.
: De Risio L, Bhatti S, Muñana K, Penderis J, Stein V, Tipold A, Berendt M, Farqhuar R, Fischer A, Long S, Mandigers PJ, Matiasek K, Packer RM, Pakozdy A, Patterson N, Platt S, Podell M, Potschka H, Batlle MP, Rusbridge C, Volk HA
International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force’s current understanding of idiopathic epilepsy of genetic or suspected genetic origin in purebred dogs
: Hülsmeyer VI, Fischer A, Mandigers PJ, DeRisio L, Berendt M, Rusbridge C, Bhatti SF, Pakozdy A, Patterson EE, Platt S, Packer RM, Volk HA
International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force consensus proposal: medical treatment of canine epilepsy in Europe
: Bhatti SF, De Risio L, Muñana K, Penderis J, Stein VM, Tipold A, Berendt M, Farquhar RG, Fischer A, Long S, Löscher W, Mandigers PJ, Matiasek K, Pakozdy A, Patterson EE, Platt S, Podell M, Potschka H, Rusbridge C, Volk HA
International veterinary epilepsy task force recommendations for systematic sampling and processing of brains from epileptic dogs and cats.
: Matiasek K, Pumarola I Batlle M, Rosati M, Fernández-Flores F, Fischer A, Wagner E, Berendt M, Bhatti SF, De Risio L, Farquhar RG, Long S, Muñana K, Patterson EE, Pakozdy A, Penderis J, Platt S, Podell M, Potschka H, Rusbridge C, Stein VM, Tipold A, Volk HA
International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force recommendations for a veterinary epilepsy-specific MRI protocol
: Rusbridge C, Long S, Jovanovik J, Milne M, Berendt M, Bhatti SF, De Risio L, Farqhuar RG, Fischer A, Matiasek K, Muñana K, Patterson EE, Pakozdy A, Penderis J, Platt S, Podell M, Potschka H, Stein VM, Tipold A
Prevalence of pancreatic, hepatic and renal microscopic lesions in post-mortem samples from cavalier King Charles spaniels.
: . Kent AC, Constantino-Casas F, Rusbridge C, Corcoran BM, Carter M, Ledger T, Watson PJ
Comparison of gabapentin versus topiramate on clinically affected dogs with Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia.
: Plessas IN, Volk HA, Rusbridge C, Vanhaesebrouck AE, Jeffery ND
Topiramate in the management of feline idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis in a two year old cat
: D. Grant, Clare Rusbridge
Histopathological Investigation of Syringomyelia in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
: HZ Hu, Clare Rusbridge, F Constantino-Casas, Nick Jeffery
Distribution of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide in the spinal cord of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels affected by symptomatic syringomyelia
: HZ Hu, Clare Rusbridge, F Constantino-Casas, Nick Jeffery
Effectiveness of breeding guidelines for reducing the prevalence of syringomyelia.
: Susan P Knowler, Angus K. McFadyen, Clare Rusbridge
Choosing the right drug 1. Anticonvulsants used for first-line therapy
: Clare Rusbridge
Choosing the right drug 2. Anticonvulsants used for second- line therapy, other anticonvulsants and alternative therapies
: Clare Rusbridge
Canine idiopathic epilepsy
: Clare Rusbridge
Chiari–like malformation and syringomyelia
: Clare Rusbridge
Caudal cranial fossa partitioning in Cavalier King Charles spaniels
: TA Shaw, IM McGonnell, Colin Driver, Clare Rusbridge, HA Volk
An update on the pathogenesis of syringomyelia secondary to Chiari-like malformations in dogs
: Colin Driver, HA Volk, Clare Rusbridge, LM Van Ham
Inter-observer agreement of canine and feline paroxysmal event semiology and classification by veterinary neurology specialists and non-specialists
: Rowena MA Packer, Mette Berendt, Sofie Bhatti, Marios Charalambous, Sigitas Cizinauskas, Luisa De Risio, Robyn Farquhar, Rachel Hampel, Myfanwy Hill, Paul JJ Mandigers, Akos Pakozdy, Stephanie M Preston, Clare Rusbridge, Veronika M Stein, Fran Taylor-Brown, Andrea Tipold, Holger A Volk
Changes over time in craniocerebral morphology and syringomyelia in cavalier King Charles spaniels with Chiari-like malformation
: Colin J Driver, Luisa De Risio, Sarah Hamilton, Clare Rusbridge, Ruth Dennis, Imelda M McGonnell, Holger A Volk
Increase in cerebellar volume in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with Chiari-like malformation and its role in the development of syringomyelia
: Thomas A. Shaw, Imelda M McGonnell, Colin Driver, Clare Rusbridge, HA Volk
Long-term outcome of Cavalier King Charles spaniel dogs with clinical signs associated with Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia
: I. N. Plessas, Clare Rusbridge, Colin J Driver, K. E. Chandler, A Craig, I. M. McGonnell, D. C. Brodbelt
Morphometric assessment of cranial volumes in age-matched Cavalier King Charles spaniels with and without syringomyelia
: Colin Driver, Clare Rusbridge, IM McGonnell, HA Volk
Relationship of brain parenchyma within the caudal cranial fossa and ventricle size to syringomyelia in cavalier King Charles spaniels
: Colin Driver, Clare Rusbridge, HR Cross, IM McGonnell, HA Volk
Characteristics of magnetic resonance images of granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis in 11 dogs.
: GB Cherubini, SR Platt, TJ Anderson, Clare Rusbridge, P Mantis, R Cappello
Inheritance of occipital bone hypoplasia (Chiari type I malformation) in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
: Clare Rusbridge, Susan P Knowler
Syringomyelia: current concepts in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
: Clare Rusbridge, Dan Greitz, Bermans J Iskandar
Syringohydromyelia in cavalier King Charles spaniels
: Clare Rusbridge, JE MacSweeny, JV Davies, K Chandler, Susan N Fitzmaurice, R Dennis, R Cappello, SJ Wheeler
Expanded repeat in canine epilepsy
: Hannes Lohi, Edwin J Young, Susan N Fitzmaurice, Clare Rusbridge, Elaine M Chan, Mike Vervoort, Julie Turnball, Xiao-Chu Zhao, Leonarda Ianzano, Andrew D Paterson, Nathan B Sutter, Elaine A. Ostrander, Catherine André, Diane Shelton, Cameron A. Ackerley, Stephen W. Scherer, Berge A. Minassian
