Conditions

Brachial plexus injury

A brachial plexus injury is damage to the nerves carrying signals to the shoulder, arm and hand. Find out the causes, types and treatment options.

A brain aneurysm (also called a cerebral aneurysm) is a weak, bulging area on the wall of an artery in or around the brain, formed as the constant pressure of blood flow pushes a thinned section outward, a little like a balloon stretching thinner as it fills with air. Most brain aneurysms are small and never cause a problem, but if the weakened wall gives way (ruptures), it releases blood around or into the brain, which is a medical emergency.

Cauda Equina Syndrome: Patient Information

Cauda equina syndrome is a rare but serious spinal emergency. Learn the warning signs, causes, diagnosis and treatment, and when to seek help urgently.

Cerebral palsy of the upper limb

Cerebral palsy can affect a child's arm and hand. Read about the causes, symptoms, assessment, and non-surgical and surgical treatment options available.

Cervical Radiculopathy

Cervical radiculopathy, or a pinched nerve in the neck, causes pain and numbness in the arm. Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment options.

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) causes overwhelming, persistent tiredness. Learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options available.

Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP)

Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is pain that continues, or gets worse, in the area of an operation for longer than the normal healing time, usually taken as at least 3 months. It's a recognised complication of surgery that can affect anyone who has an operation, though how likely you are to develop it depends on the type of surgery and several personal risk factors.

Epilepsy

Find out what epilepsy is, its symptoms, causes and different seizure types, how it's diagnosed, and the treatments available to help manage it.

Facial palsy

Facial palsy is weakness or paralysis of the face, most often caused by Bell's palsy. Learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia causes widespread pain, poor sleep and extreme tiredness. Find out about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options here.

Migraine

Migraine causes repeated headache attacks with nausea and light sensitivity. Find out about the symptoms, causes and treatments that help.

Morton's neuroma

Morton's neuroma is a painful foot condition affecting a nerve between your toes. Find out about the symptoms, causes and treatment options here.

Movement disorders

Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of movement disorders, including tremor, Parkinson's disease and functional movement disorders.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Multiple Sclerosis MS affects the brain and spinal cord, causing symptoms like fatigue and vision problems.

Neurodegeneration

Neuroinflammation

Neurological Foot and Ankle Disorders

Find out what neurological foot and ankle disorders are, their symptoms and causes, and how Nuffield Health diagnoses and treats each condition.

Neuromuscular Disorders

A neuromuscular disorder is any condition affecting the parts of your body that work together to let you move: your peripheral nerves, your muscles, or the connection between them. Doctors recognise hundreds of individual conditions under this umbrella, but muscle weakness is the symptom nearly all of them share.

Neuropathy (Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve)

Find out about peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage outside the brain and spinal cord, its symptoms and causes, and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Paresthesia

Paresthesia is a burning, itching, numbing or prickling sensation in any part of your body.

Parkinson's Disease

Find out what Parkinson's disease is, its symptoms and causes, and how Nuffield Health diagnoses and treats this progressive brain condition.

Peripheral nerve compression

You have two nervous systems in your body. Your central nervous system (CNS) includes your brain and spinal cord. Your peripheral nervous system includes all nerves outside these areas.

Pinched nerve (trapped nerve)

A pinched nerve happens when nearby tissue, such as bone, muscle, tendon, or swollen tissue, presses on a nerve and stops it working properly. It's not a formal medical diagnosis; doctors usually describe the specific problem behind it, such as sciatica or carpal tunnel syndrome, once they know the cause.

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