Neurology deals with diseases of the nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, nerve, muscle and their connections. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) is a regional centre providing treatment for Birmingham, the West Midlands and surrounding areas.

In addition to our general neurological and neurosurgical services, the department provides 24-hour emergency care and, as QEHB is a major trauma centre, our specialists work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering urgent and complex neuro-trauma care to those suffering brain or spinal injury.

The regional centre has eight full-time consultant neurologists and more than 20 other consultants, plus clinical nurse specialists.

Regular specialist clinics are undertaken in several sub-specialty areas including:

• Parkinson’s disease
• epilepsy
• multiple sclerosis
• motor neurone disease
• botulinum toxin
• neuromuscular diseases
• stroke
• neuroimmunology
• neuro-rehabilitation
• headaches

The department also has a strong track record of world-class research with close links to the University of Birmingham.