Neurology is the sub-specialty of medicine that deals with disorders of the nervous system. All categories of diseases involving the central (brain, brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system as well as the linings of these structures and their blood supply may be managed by a neurologist.
Patient Resources
Dr O’Sullivan is not responsible for the content of the following web resources. UK-based websites also included for information.
Movement Disorders
Parkinson’s Association Ireland http://www.parkinsons.ie/
Parkinson’s Disease Society UK http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
The Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association http://www.pspeur.org/care_and_support/local_to_you/ireland/
Multiple System Atrophy: http://www.parkinsons.ie/Atypical_MSA
Sarah Matheson Trust UK www.msaweb.co.uk
National Tremor Foundation UK www.tremor.org.uk
The Dystonia Society http://www.dystonia.ie/Tourette Syndrome (UK) Association www.tsa.org.uk
Huntington’s Disease Association http://www.huntingtons.ie/
Functional Neurological Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
MS Society http://www.ms-society.ie/
Epilepsy & Blackouts
The National Society for Epilepsy http://www.epilepsy.ie/
National Society for Epilepsy (UK) http://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/AboutEpilepsy
Syncope Trust and Reflex Anoxic Seizures (UK) www.stars.org.uk
Neuromuscular Disorders
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland http://www.mdi.ie/
Myasthenia Gravis Association http://www.mga-charity.ie/
Myasthenia Gravis Association (UK) www.mgauk.org.uk
Headache
Migraine Association of Ireland http://www.migraine.ie/
British Association for the Study of Headache http://www.bash.org.uk/
Cluster Headache: http://www.migraine.ie/index.php?id=189
The Organisation for the Understanding of Cluster Headache (UK) http://www.ouchuk.org/html/
Trigeminal neuralgia: www.tna.org.uk
Dizziness
Stroke
Stroke Association (UK) http://www.stroke.org.uk/
Irish Heart Foundation http://www.irishheart.ie/iopen24/patient-information-t-11.html
Other Neurological Disorders
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association http://www.imnda.ie/
Ataxia http://www.ataxia.ie/
Ataxia UK http://www.ataxia.org.uk/
The Neuropathy Trust http://www.neurocentre.com
Narcolepsy Association UK (UK) www.narcolepsy.org.uk
Neurological Alliance http://www.nai.ie/