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Brain Conditions
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK (this website) has:
- Information leaflets on a number of brain disorders
- A directory of patient support and self help groups - see the neurology section which is divided up into several categories. Many of the groups listed provide information about brain disorders on their website.
- We also have web directory pages for brain tumours, brain damage, and for individual brain disorders such as parkinsons disease, stroke etc.
Some general sites which provide a range of information on various brain conditions
British Brain and Spine Foundation
Includes information on many conditions of the brain and spinal cord.
Robert Bradford MD FRCS
Personal site of London-based consultant neurosurgeon. Contains some detailed information about anatomy of the brain and central nervous system, conditions which affect it (including brain tumours) and treatment options for these.
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, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, 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.
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
Related pages in Patient UK
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Back-up Trust (spinal cord injury support) BASIC - Brain and Spinal Injury Charity Brain and Spine Foundation Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust Brainwave Centre (brain injury support) British Institute for Brain Injured Children - BIBIC CBIT - Child Brain Injury Trust Cerebra - For Brain Injured Children and Young People Children's Trust Disabilities Trust Headway - the Brain Injury Association Neurological Alliance Neurosupport Queen Alexandra Hospital Home Rehab UK Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury ForumMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
CT Head Scanning Indications Head Injury Neurological History and ExaminationUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Brain InjuryRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Lab boost for spinal injury rehabLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Brain DamageOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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