A-Z of Patient Information Leaflets

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  • Call 4 Concern

    'Call 4 Concern' is a patient safety initiative, designed to enable patients, families or carers to call for immediate help and advice if they feel concerned that the healthcare team has not recognised a change in their or their loved one's condition.

  • Capsaicin 8% Patch Application

    The 8% capsaicin patch is a patch for use on your skin. 

  • Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)

    Enterobacteriaceae are bugs which can live in the gut of humans and animals

  • Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenting

    Carotid or vertebral artery stenting is an endovascular treatment which means it is performed through a blood vessel by a consultant interventional neuro-radiologist. The procedure is usually carried out under local anaesthetic.

  • Cauda Equina Syndrome

    Cauda Equina Syndrome is a complex condition that can cause difficulty with nerve messages being sent from the brain down the spinal cord to the lower spinal nerves and back to the brain from the lower body. The following information is designed to help you understand what cauda equina syndrome is and how it could affect you. Please remember every patient is different and there are different degrees of recovery for each individual.

  • Caudal Epidural Injection

    An Epidural Injection is the name given to an injection into the epidural space.

  • Cerebral Cavernomas

    Cavernoma are abnormal clusters of vessels with small bubbles (sometimes known as caverns) filled with blood that make them look like a raspberry or blackberry. Cavernomas are also known as cavernous angioma, cavernous haemangioma or cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM).

  • Cervical (Neck) Spine Surgery

    The surgical procedure that you are to be admitted for depends on your specific requirements, but this information is for those who are to have surgery performed in the cervical spine (neck area). 

  • Cervical Collar

    A cervical collar is a neck brace that limits the movement of your neck while providing you with support and can also provide some pain relief.

  • Cervical Cordotomy

    This is a specialised pain control procedure. Pain is transmitted by nerves so it may be possible to reduce pain by blocking signals from affected nerves. 

  • Cervical Epidural Injection

    “Epidural injection” is the name given to an injection into the epidural space. The epidural space lies inside the bony spine. The spinal cord and spinal nerves lie within the epidural space surrounded by a thin skin (dural membrane). A cervical epidural is an injection of steroid mixture into the epidural space in the lower part of the neck.

  • Cervical Thoracic Orthosis

    A CTO is a cervical collar (neck brace) that has an extension support to also protect the thoracic spine. It limits movement whilst providing you with support and can also provide some pain relief.

  • Cervical Vista Collar - Clinician Fitting Video

    Promedics video

  • Chiari Malformation

    A Chiari Malformation (Hindbrain hernia) is a developmental abnormality which affects the cerebellum. This part of the brain lies at the back of the head, low down and at the top of the spinal canal. 

  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

    There is damage to the nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord to the muscles in the arms and legs. These nerves are the peripheral nervous system 

  • Coeliac Plexus Block

    The coeliac plexus is a group of nerves that supply the organs in the upper abdomen, especially the liver, pancreas and stomach. It lies in front of the spine.

  • Complaints, Concerns and Comments

    Anyone who is using our services can raise a concern or make a complaint. We will always do our utmost to resolve your concerns as soon as we can. If this is not possible, you may wish to make a formal complaint. With your consent, a relative, friend or carer can make a complaint, or raise concerns, on your behalf.

  • Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner

    C.T. stands for Computed Tomography The scanner itself is a machine with a circular hole in the centre.

  • Cranioplasty

    Cranioplasty is the surgical repair of a bone defect in the skull resulting from a previous operation or injury.

  • CT Perfusion

     Perfusion CT is an X ray examination that looks at blood flow and the amount of blood within the brain. This can be combined successfully with acetazolamide (a diuretic medication, sometimes known as water tablets) to assess the blood flow of the brain more completely than any other methods mentioned below.