Stroke
Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke P.O. Box 5801 Bethesda, MD 20824 Phone: 1-800-352-9424
(301) 496-5751TDD: (301) 468-5981 Web Address: www.ninds.nih.gov The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, is the leading U.S. federal government agency supporting research on brain and nervous system disorders. It provides the public with educational materials and information about these disorders.
American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 1-888-4-STROKE (1-888-478-7653) Web Address: www.strokeassociation.org This association provides information and referrals to local self-help groups for people who have had a stroke and for their families. Pamphlets and other information can be obtained by calling the Dallas office.
Family Caregiver Alliance 180 Montgomery Street Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: 1-800-445-8106
(415) 434-3388E-mail: info@caregiver.org Web Address: www.caregiver.org This organization supports and assists people who are providing long-term care at home. It also provides education, research, services, and advocacy.
National Institutes of Health Senior Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 496-4000 E-mail: custserv@nlm.nih.gov Web Address: www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov This Web site for older adults offers aging-related health information. The Web site's senior-friendly features include large print, simple navigation, and short, easy-to-read segments of information. A visitor to this Web site can click special buttons to hear the text aloud, make the text larger, or turn on higher contrast for easier viewing.
The site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIHSeniorHealth features up-to-date health information from NIH. Also, the American Geriatrics Society provides independent review of some of the material found on this Web site.
National Stroke Association 9707 East Easter Lane, Building B Centennial, CO 80112 Phone: 1-800-STROKES (1-800-787-6537) Fax: (303) 649-1328 E-mail: info@stroke.org Web Address: www.stroke.org This association provides education, information, referrals, and research on stroke.
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: January 8, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Richard D. Zorowitz, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
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