A unit in the hospital designed to care for premature babies or babies born with urgent medical conditions.

Doctor who specialises in disorders of the nervous system

Involving the nerves and muscles.

The brain’s ability to reorganise itself by forming new connections. Also called Brain Plasticity.

Doctors specialised in the surgical treatment of neurological diseases.

Chemical substances in the brain that are used between nerve cells to carry, or transmit, signals from one nerve to another.

A person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. As this profession is not regulated by law, anybody can call themselves a nutritionist. However, those who hold the appropriate qualifications can register with the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN). There is no similar register of Nutritionists in Ireland.