Dr Raeburn Forbes MD(Hons) FRCP

About Dr Raeburn Forbes MD(Hons) FRCP

Dr Raeburn Forbes is a practising neurologist from Northern Ireland. He writes http://www.migrainenews.co.uk and http://www.lumbarpuncture.net.

Dr Forbes is a graduate of the University of Dundee, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and London. His main interest is in acute neurology, specifically headache disorders. He is a member of the Association of British Neurologists, International Headache Society and the British Association for the Study of Headache.

How to do a Lumbar Puncture: Instructions from a practising Neurologist

The successful Lumbar Puncture……Key points • A calm environment • A trained nurse to assist • Careful explanation to patient of what to expect • Spend time on positioning the patient properly • Make sure you...
Date Posted: July 25, 2008

Five things you can do to stop your migraine headache.

This is a summary of what I try to tell my own patients about treating migraine. Most of this is in your own hands. The problem is that there is no guarantee that any treatment for migraine will actually work.
Date Posted: July 24, 2008