Patient tools

Understand your brain and spine, one step at a time

These tools run entirely in your browser and store nothing on our servers. None of them diagnoses anything. Each one turns confusing anatomy, unfamiliar report words, and vague worry into clear understanding you can bring to a real doctor.

1. 01Start hereBrain and Spine Anatomy ExplorerHover or tap any region of the brain or spine to learn what it does and the general patterns people notice when it is affected. A map for understanding your care, not a symptom checker.
2. 02ReferenceUnderstanding Your ScanSearch the MRI and CT terms that appear on brain and spine reports, from lesion and enhancement to disc bulge, stenosis and unremarkable, explained in plain language with the alarming-but-ordinary words flagged.
3. 03Could save a lifeNeurological Red FlagsThe brain and spine warning signs that need emergency care, the ones to see a doctor about promptly, and the common symptoms that usually are not serious, with the FAST stroke test and a clear emergency pathway.

Written against NHS, NICE and WHO public guidance. Last reviewed 2026-07-16.