MUHC pamphlets for patients

This is a list of pamphlets in alphabetical order created by the MUHC and The Neuro on different topics, including hospital stay, specific surgeries, units and clinics, neurological conditions treated at The Neuro, and diagnostic tests.

A-B-C

• After Lower Back Surgery: A Guide (2006)

• ALS Clinic

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

• Brain Aneurysm (2024)

• Cyclophosphamide Patient Information Booklet (2009)

D-E-F

• Delirium in the Hospital: How You Can Help

• Dia­betes and Me

• Dia­betes: Foot Care

• Dietary Guide­lines for Use of Cor­ti­cos­teroids

• Duodopa: Stoma & Skin Care (2020)

• Elec­tromyo­g­ra­phy (EMG) –Test and Pro­ce­dure

• The Epilepsy Mon­i­tor­ing Unit (EMU) (2025)

• Epilepsy Surgery: Under­stand­ing Your Care (2006)

G-H-I

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

• A Guide to your Back Surgery (2020)

• Hydro­cephalus in Adults (2024)

• Intracra­nial Mon­i­tor­ing (2006)

J-K-L

• Lumbar puncture

M-N-O

• Move­ment Dis­or­der Clinic Hand­book

• Mus­cle Biopsy

• Myasthenia Gravis: A guide for newly diagnosed patients, families and caregivers (2026)

• Nerve Biopsy

• Neurocritical Care Unit NCCU Family booklet (2023)

• Neuro ICU Children’s Book­let (2020)

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

• Nor­mal Pres­sure Hydro­cephalus (NPH) (2024)

P-Q-R

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

• The Patient’s Guide to Brain Tumour (2025)

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

S-T-U-V

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

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

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

W-X-Y-Z

• Ven­tricu­loperi­toneal (VP) Shunt for Hydro­cephalus (2024)

• What you should know about Cere­bral Vasospasm