Brain and nervous system

From chronic headaches and migraines to balance and dizziness concerns, our Spire experts provide insight and knowledge on conditions that affect the body's nervous system.

Brain and nervous system articles

Why am I feeling dizzy? Symptoms and causes explained

Dizziness is a fairly common symptom that usually isn’t caused by anything serious.

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Cerebral palsy in children: symptoms, treatment and misconceptions

Cerebral palsy affects the nervous system and muscles and is caused by damage to the brain or abnormal brain development.

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Balance problems: what causes poor balance?

Your ability to balance depends on many different factors.

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What causes loss of smell and taste?

Your ability to smell and taste are closely linked as taste and smell information are carried to the same part of your brain.

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The warning signs and symptoms of a stroke

A stroke occurs when the blood supply is cut off to an area of your brain.

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What is trigeminal neuralgia?

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Mr Nik (Nikunj) Patel, explains what trigeminal neuralgia is and how it can be treated.

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What is neuropathic pain and how is it treated?

Neuropathic pain is caused by damage or disease of your sensory nerves and affects around one in 10 people in the UK.

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What are the different types of headaches and how are they treated?

Headache pain can be dull, throbbing or feel like a strain or tension in your head.

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Five ways to improve your balance

Balance problems are often associated with old age. However, your balance can start to deteriorate as early as your 30s.

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Nine useful tips to help prevent migraines

Migraines affect around one in seven people, with women being three times more likely than men to have them.

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Surgery and other treatments for brain tumours

Around 12,000 brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumours are diagnosed in the UK every year.

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