Useful information and resources
This page contains links to useful sources of information for patients and their General Practitioners.
This is not a complete list of neurological symptoms and diagnoses. It is simply a selection of topics for which we have found particularly useful resources.
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Action – www.epilepsy.org.uk
Epilepsy Society – www.epilepsysociety.org.uk
Headaches
The Migraine Trust – www.migrainetrust.org
Migraine Action – www.migraine.org.uk
NHS Choices advice on coping with headaches – www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Pain/Pages/Headachesandmigraines.aspx
NHS Choices relaxation tips and exercises for headaches – www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/headaches/Pages/Relaxandcureyourheadaches.aspx
The British Association for the Study of Headaches – www.bash.org.uk – Including a link to the BASH guidelines on managing headaches.
The Migraine Clinic – www.migraineclinic.org.uk – An independent organisation which has some useful links including information sheets on different types of headaches and downloadable headache diaries.
Memory Problems
Useful information about memory symptoms that are not due to any serious neurological disorder www.neurosymptoms.org/#/memory-concentration/4533053189
Multiple Sclerosis
The MS Society – www.mssociety.org.uk
The MS Trust – www.mstrust.org.uk
Non Epileptic Attacks
NEAD Trust – www.neadtrust.co.uk
Non Epileptic Attacks information – www.nonepilepticattacks.info/
Pain
NHS Choices advice on coping with pain – www.nhs.uk/livewell/pain/Pages/Painhome.aspx
Back pain advice from the NHS Choices – www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Back-pain/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Neuropathic pain: The NICE guidelines, including a link to a patients and carers guide – guidance.nice.org.uk/CG96
Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease Society (Parkinson’s UK) – www.parkinsons.org.uk/
Sleep Problems
The Sleep Council – www.sleepcouncil.org.uk/sleep-advice/
Stroke
The Stroke Association – www.stroke.org.uk/