MUHC pamphlets for patients

Clinics at The Neuro

• ALS Clinic

• Move­ment Dis­or­der Clinic Hand­book

• Pre-admission Clinic: A step by step guide to prepar­ing for your oper­a­tion (2021)

• Wel­come to the Pre­ston Robb Day Cen­tre — Mon­treal Neu­ro­log­i­cal Hos­pi­tal

Care Units at The Neuro

Below are all the patient education materials distributed at the units to patients and their loved ones. 

Neurosciences Unit (3rd floor)

• The Epilepsy Mon­i­tor­ing Unit (EMU) (2019)

• After Lower Back Surgery: A Guide (2006)

• A Guide to your Back Surgery (2020)

• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery (spine repair at the neck) (2020)

• The patient's Guide to Transsphenoidal Surgery (2023)

• Delirium in the Hospital: How You Can Help

Stroke Unit (4th floor)

• Taking charge of stroke recovery while in hospital (2021)

• Sub­arach­noid Hem­or­rhage: What can I expect? (2020)

• Delirium in the Hospital: How You Can Help

• Your Stroke Journey A guide for people living with stroke (this document is not produced by the MUHC)

Neurological Critical Care Unit - NCCU (4th floor)

• Neurocritical Care Unit NCCU Family booklet (2023)

• Neuro ICU Children’s Book­let (2020)

• Neurological Critical Care Unit (NCCU) (video 2023)

• Delirium in the Hospital: How You Can Help

Types of surgeries and treatments

• After Lower Back Surgery: A Guide (2006)

• A Guide to your Back Surgery (2020)

• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery (spine repair at the neck) (2020) 

• Dietary Guide­lines for Use of Cor­ti­cos­teroids

• Duodopa: Stoma & Skin Care (2020)

• Endovas­cu­lar Treat­ment of Cere­bral Aneurysm with Plat­inum Coils (GDC) (2002)

• Epilepsy Surgery: Under­stand­ing Your Care (2006)

• Intracra­nial Mon­i­tor­ing (2006)

• Taking charge of stroke recovery while in hospital (2021)

• Should I have a RIG? (feed­ing tube to my stom­ach) (2020)

• The patient's Guide to Transsphenoidal Surgery (2023)

• Ven­tricu­loperi­toneal (VP) Shunt for Hydro­cephalus

Medical Conditions

• Brain Aneurysm (2003)

• Dia­betes and Me

• Dia­betes: Foot Care

• Hydro­cephalus in Adults

• Nor­mal Pres­sure Hydro­cephalus (NPH)

• Parkinson’s Dis­ease: An introductory guide

• Sub­arach­noid Hem­or­rhage: What can I expect? (2020)

• What you should know about Cere­bral Vasospasm

Types of diagnostic tests

• Elec­tromyo­g­ra­phy (EMG) –Test and Pro­ce­dure

• Mus­cle Biopsy (2018)

• Myel­o­gram

• Nerve Biopsy (2018)

• PET Scan (Positron Emis­sion Tomog­ra­phy)

Other topics

• Autol­o­gous Blood Dona­tion

• Grieving: a guide for your family and your friends (2018)

• What is the immune system?