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31 plain-English, evidence-linked guides in Neurology, with clinical review status shown on each page.
Blackout / first seizure assessment (Assessment of transient loss of consciousness or a first suspected seizure)An assessment to work out why someone blacked out or had a first suspected seizure, and whether it is the heart, a faint, epilepsy or something else.Botox for chronic migraine (Botulinum toxin type A for the prevention of chronic migraine)A treatment in which small injections of botulinum toxin are given around the head and neck to help reduce headaches in adults with chronic migraine that has not responded to other preventives.Botulinum toxin for dystonia (Botulinum toxin injections for dystonia)Targeted injections of botulinum toxin into overactive muscles to ease the abnormal postures, movements and pain of dystonia.Carpal tunnel syndrome assessment (Assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve compression at the wrist))An assessment to confirm whether tingling, numbness or weakness in the hand is due to pressure on the median nerve at the wrist, how severe it is, and what to do about it.CGRP therapy for migraine (Anti-CGRP treatments for migraine prevention (monoclonal antibodies and gepants))A group of newer medicines that block a protein called CGRP, given by injection or infusion (or sometimes as tablets) to help prevent migraine attacks in people who have not responded to other preventives.Dementia diagnosis (Diagnostic assessment for suspected dementia)The process of finding out whether memory and thinking problems are due to dementia, what type it might be, and ruling out other causes, so that support and planning can begin.Disease-modifying therapy for MS (Disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for multiple sclerosis)Long-term medicines, taken as tablets, injections or drip infusions, that aim to reduce MS relapses and new nerve damage.Dizziness and vertigo assessment (Assessment of dizziness and vertigo)An assessment to work out what is causing dizziness or vertigo, to tell common inner-ear causes from rarer serious ones, and to guide treatment.EEG (brain wave test) (Electroencephalogram (EEG))A usually not painful test that records the brain's electrical activity through small sensors on the scalp, used mainly to help investigate seizures and epilepsy.EMG (muscle and nerve test) (Electromyography (EMG))A test that records the electrical activity of muscles using a very fine needle, to help find the cause of weakness, wasting, twitching, cramps or numbness.Epilepsy diagnosis and management (Epilepsy (assessment and long-term management))How a specialist works out whether your seizures are epilepsy, and the medicines and support used to reduce how often they happen.Essential tremor assessment (Assessment of tremor (suspected essential tremor))A specialist assessment to work out what is causing a tremor (shaking), to see whether it is essential tremor or another cause, and to discuss what, if anything, to do about it.Evoked potentials test (Evoked potentials (EP) studies)A usually not painful test that measures how quickly and reliably nerve signals reach the brain in response to sight, sound or touch, used to check the nerve pathways.Functional neurological disorder (FND) assessment (Functional neurological disorder assessment)A specialist neurology assessment to diagnose functional neurological disorder, a genuine condition where the nervous system is not working properly even though it is not damaged.Lumbar puncture (Lumbar puncture (spinal tap))A test in which a thin needle is used to take a small sample of the fluid around the spinal cord, usually to help diagnose conditions affecting the brain, nerves or their coverings.Memory and cognitive assessment (Cognitive assessment for memory and thinking problems)An assessment of memory and thinking to understand why someone is having difficulties, what might be causing them, and whether anything treatable is involved.Migraine and headache management (Diagnosis and management of migraine and other headache disorders)An overview of how migraine and other common headaches are diagnosed and managed, including treatments for attacks, preventive options and how to choose care wisely.Motor neurone disease (MND) assessment (Motor neurone disease assessment)A specialist neurology assessment to investigate symptoms that might be motor neurone disease, using examination and tests to reach a diagnosis and rule out other causes.MRI brain scan (Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain)A scan that uses a strong magnet and radio waves — not X-rays — to take detailed pictures of the brain, to help look for or rule out a structural cause for symptoms.MRI spine scan (Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine)A scan that uses a strong magnet and radio waves to make detailed pictures of the bones, discs, nerves and spinal cord in your back or neck.Multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and management (Multiple sclerosis (assessment and long-term management))How a specialist diagnoses MS and the treatments and support used to manage relapses, symptoms and long-term progression.Myasthenia gravis management (Myasthenia gravis treatment and management)The ongoing treatment and monitoring of myasthenia gravis, a condition that causes muscle weakness, aiming to control symptoms and prevent serious flare-ups.Nerve conduction studies (Nerve conduction studies (NCS))A test that measures how well and how fast electrical signals travel along your nerves, using small electrical pulses and surface sensors on the skin.Nerve or muscle biopsy (Nerve and/or muscle biopsy)A small procedure to take a tiny sample of muscle or nerve for examination, used to help diagnose conditions affecting the muscles or nerves.Neurology consultation (Neurology outpatient consultation)An appointment with a neurologist to work out whether your symptoms come from the brain, spinal cord or nerves, and to plan what should happen next.Occipital nerve block (Greater and lesser occipital nerve block)An injection of local anaesthetic, sometimes with a steroid, near the nerves at the back of the head to help certain headaches such as occipital neuralgia, migraine and cluster headache.Parkinson's disease diagnosis and management (Parkinson's disease (assessment and long-term management))How a specialist diagnoses Parkinson's disease and the medicines, therapies and support used to manage symptoms over time.Peripheral neuropathy assessment (Assessment of peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage))An assessment to find out whether numbness, tingling, pain or weakness is caused by damage to the peripheral nerves, how severe it is, and what is causing it.Restless legs syndrome treatment (Restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease) management)A step-by-step way of easing the strong urge to move the legs at night, starting with checking iron and sleep habits before any medicine is considered.Stroke prevention assessment (Stroke risk assessment and secondary prevention review)A specialist review of the things that raise your risk of a stroke, with a plan to lower that risk through medicines, monitoring and lifestyle.TIA (mini-stroke) assessment (Transient ischaemic attack assessment)An urgent specialist assessment after a suspected mini-stroke (TIA), to find the cause and lower your risk of a full stroke.
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