Sign inHeadache and Migraine
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes leaflets called:
Migraine Action
Bridges the gap between the migraine sufferer and the medical world. Support and information services includes: a postal information service, a telephone helpline, numerous leaflets on all aspects of migraine.
Migraine Trust
Support and information for people with migraine.
Migraine 4 Kids
About one in ten children have migraine. This website is for them (run by Migraine Action).
OUCH (UK)
Support and information for people with Cluster Headache.
Headache Pain
Information from the Pain Relief Foundation.
Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale for recurrent migraine
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the sane name for health professionals.
Medicine Guide for Cluster Headaches
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat cluster headaches.
Medicine Guide for Migraine Headache
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
British Brain and Spine Foundation
Have very good information booklets which you can download, including one called 'Headache'.
Headache (tension-type)
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Cluster headaches
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Migraine
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Cluster headache
Information from BUPA.
Migraine
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.