The aim of this article is to give you a broad overview of epilepsy, a neurological condition which affects around 600,000 people in the UK. This article will cover the definition of epilepsy, its symptoms and characteristics, and will discuss the basics of how epilepsy is diagnosed and managed. What is epilepsy? Epilepsy describes a […]
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Cranial Cysts
A cyst is a fluid-filled sac, somewhat like a facial spot. In cranial cysts, these sacs occur in the skull bone or the brain tissue itself. This blog post will outline the varying causes, the diagnostic process, and their main treatment pathways. Causes Most cysts are congenital, meaning that they were present before or at […]
Failed back syndrome
Failed back syndrome, post-laminectomy spine syndrome, or post-surgery spine syndrome all refer to a condition where the patient suffers from persistent back pain following spinal surgery. Often, this may result from surgeries to treat back pain. As explained by Follett and Dirks, two researchers in the field, it is the “surgical end stage after one […]
Radiosurgery
What is radiosurgery? Radiosurgery is a surgery that uses ionising radiation to destroy precisely selected areas of tissue, usually tumours and cancers. This procedure is specifically called stereotactic radiosurgery. It usually involves a single treatment of very focused radiation beams (gamma rays, X-rays, or protons) in a focused location without a surgical incision or opening. […]
Hemicrania continua
Hemicrania continua is a primary headache disorder which typically affects the side of the head and is continuous. This condition falls under the category of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, a group of headaches that all present unilaterally and which have a mixture of autonomic symptoms distributed along the trigeminal nerve pathway.