Booklets and fact sheets
This section contains all of the Brain and Spine Foundation's booklets and fact sheets.
All of our patient information publications are available for free, and you can choose to:
If you wish to order multiple printed copies you might want to read about our pricing policy.
All of our patient information publications are available for free, and you can choose to:
- Download them as pdf files - best if you want to print the information
- Read them on the website
- Order a free printed copy
- Listen to some of our fact sheets in mp3 format
If you wish to order multiple printed copies you might want to read about our pricing policy.
Fact sheets
General, concise introductions to each subject.
- Angiogram
- Brain and spine scans (information on CT scans and MRI scans)
- NEW Chiari malformations
- CJD: A guide for GPs
- Clinical trials
- Coiling of brain aneurysms
- Craniotomy
- NEW Encephalitis
- Epilepsy
- Hydrocephalus and shunts
- NEW Meningitis
- Migraine
- NEW Motor neurone disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Spinal strokes
- Stroke
- TIA (Transient ischaemic attack)
- Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises
Booklets
In-depth, detailed publications.
- Back and neck pain
- Brain tumour
- CJD: A guide for patients
- Dizziness and balance problems
- Face Pain
- Headache
- Head injury and concussion
- Neurophysiology
- Paralysis - the loss of muscle power
- Speech, language and communication difficulties
- NEW Spinal tumours
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Transverse myelitis
- Vascular malformations of the brain
Other resources
- Headstrong: All about brain tumours (publication and interactive website)
NB Headstrong is classed as a booklet for pricing purposes.
- Educational implications of acquired brain injury (handbook for educational psychologists)
This handbook, which accompanise a training course, can be ordered for £25.