headache london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Headache

A headache can be worrying. There are many options when it comes to managing your headaches, it can almost seem quite daunting....

subarachnoid haemorrhage london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Subarachnoid haemorrhage

A subarachnoid haemorrhage is a bleed in the brain. More specifically bleeding within the subarachnoid space. It is where the cerebrospinal fluid...

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Glioma

A glioma is the most common type primary of brain tumour, it arises from the glial cells in the brain. Glial cells...

epilepsy london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a very common neurological disorder which affects every 1 in 100 people in the UK. Mr Richard Selway is one...

Dural fistula london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Dural fistula

A dural fistula is a vascular anomaly which can be present in the lining (dura) which surrounds the brain and spinal cord....

craniopharyngioma london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Craniopharyngioma

A craniopharyngioma is a type of brain tumour that is non-cancerous (benign). These can occur at any age; however, they are most...

colloid cyst london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Colloid cyst

A colloid cyst is a benign brain tumour, which means it’s non-cancerous. Mr Christopher Chandler explains to us what actually is a...

chordoma london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Chordoma

A chordoma is a rare type of cancerous tumour that grows within the skull base and spine. Usually, chordomas are diagnosed in...

chondrosarcoma london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Chondrosarcoma

Chondrosarcoma is a type of bone sarcoma (cancer) that develops in the cells that produce cartilage (chondrocytes). Although it is a rare...

chiari malformation london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Chiari malformation

Chiari malformation refers to a condition in which some of the brain tissue (namely the cerebellar tonsils, cerebellum, brain stem and/or part...

cerebral palsy london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy is a term used to cover several lifelong neurological conditions that affect movement and coordination. In the UK, there are...

cavernoma london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Cavernoma

A cavernoma is a gathering of abnormal blood vessels usually located in the brain and spinal cord. Mr Christos Tolias explains to...

basilar invagination london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Basilar invagination

Basilar invagination is a very rare condition. This condition occurs when the top of the second vertebrae in the spine (C2 in...

arteriovenous malformation london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Arteriovenous malformation

An arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal cluster of blood vessels in the brain which which usually develop after birth. Back to brain conditions.

arachnoid cyst london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Arachnoid cyst

Arachnoid cyst is the most common type of cyst; it is a fluid filled sac rather than tumour. They are most commonly...

aneurysm london neurosurgery partnership

October 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Aneurysm

Aneurysms can develop in any blood vessel in your body but the brain (cerebral) arteries are affected in approximately 1% of the...

sacroiliac joint pain london neurosurgery partnership

October 13, 2020 • 0 Comments Sacroiliac joint pain

Sacroiliac joint pain is associated with pain around the lower back, radiating to the hip and thigh. What are sacroiliac (SI) joints?...

spinal trauma london neurosurgery partnership

October 13, 2020 • 0 Comments Spinal trauma

Spinal trauma can be divided in to spinal cord injury and spinal fractures although the two do interlink. Here we discuss spinal...

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