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Advocacy-Stroke & Brain Injury Patient Resources
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| American Stroke Association- ASA |
| Multimedia library, information and support for the treatment and prevention of stroke. |
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| Hope For Stroke |
| Hope for Stroke is a website devoted to helping stroke survivors and caregivers find beneficial information on support and recovery. |
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Associations-Brain Injury & Stroke
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| American Stroke Association (ASA) |
| Multimedia library, information and support for the treatment and prevention of stroke. |
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| Brain Injury Association (BIAUSA) |
| Brain injury prevention, research and advocacy for healthcare professionals and parents, with a special section for kids. Resources include a guide to brain injury rehabilitation programs. In English and Spanish. |
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| Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) |
| Provides healthcare professionals with scientific, evidence-based guidelines to assist in the assessment of effective treatment options for traumatic brain injury (TBI). |
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| Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) |
| Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide that provides information, services and products related to traumatic brain injury (TBI), brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation. In English and Spanish. |
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| National Association of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS) |
| Information on disorders of the brain and nervous system as well as biomedical research, initiatives and clinical trials funded for their treatment and prevention. |
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| National Stroke Association (NSA) |
| Stroke risk factors, treatment and prevention, plus a guide for patients and physicians on talking to your doctor about stroke. In English, French and Spanish. |
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Associations-Neurological
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| American Academy of Neurology (AAN) |
| Professional development and practice guidelines for medical specialists, plus details on research activities and awards programs, conference news and related links. |
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| American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) |
| Scientific journals and continuing education for neurosurgeons along with fellowship and grant opportunities. Patient resources include doctor search and a publication database. |
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| American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) |
| Calendar of events, continuing education, award recipients and a history of the ACNS, formerly the American EEG Society. |
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| American Neurological Association (ANA) |
| Clinical publications, member resources and information for students, residents and fellows, plus academic job listings and candidate proposals. |
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| American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) |
| Member database, events calendar and useful government and medical links, plus certification information. |
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| National Neurotrauma Society (NNS) |
| Research and employment opportunities, journal links and archives, meeting and award information and discussion boards for neurotrauma research scientists |
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| North-American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) |
| Physician referral and patient information on neuro-ophthalmic disorders from migraine to thyroid eye disease. Professional resources include online journal links, meeting information and an email discussion list. |
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| Society for Neuroscience (SFN) |
| “Brain Briefings” and other resources for students and teachers, plus details on clinical trials and programs from neuroscience literacy to government affairs. Professional links include membership, meetings, journals and other publications. |
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Associations-Other Medical
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| American Heart Association (AHA) |
| News, publications and articles about heart disease, stroke and treatment resources for patients, families and researchers—plus healthy lifestyle tools, training and advocacy. |
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| American Medical Association (AMA) |
| Free and members-only resources for patients and physicians on medical education, policy and important healthcare issues |
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| Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
| A clearinghouse of information from the principal federal agency for health and safety. Resources include data and statistics, information on health topics and publications and software for download. |
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| National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
| Comprehensive national health data collected through public records and private interviews from the nation’s leading monitor of trends in health and healthcare. |
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| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Health information, grant and funding opportunities and scientific resources from the world’s foremost medical research center, comprising 27 centers and institutes |
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| U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| Compendium of resources—including searchable databases—for consumers, healthcare professionals and administrators on hundreds of FDA-regulated products, from prescription and generic drugs to food, medical devices and cosmetics. In English and |
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Associations-Vision
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| American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) |
| Practice management, patient education and news for ophthalmologists, plus public information resources for vision care and safety. |
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| American Optometric Association (AOA) |
| Extensive clinical and member resources. News and facts for patients on eye diseases, children’s vision, contact lenses, nutrition and vision, a downloadable eye test and more. |
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| The Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO) |
| Patient and members-only links; online abstracts, newsletters and journals; and details on grants, fellowships and awards for outstanding vision research. |
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| Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) |
| NORA is comprise of a distinct group of health professionals committed to the advancement of habilitation rehabilitation of neurologically and cognitively injured and disabled individuals and their families and caregivers. |
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Rehabilitation Resources
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| National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) |
| Provides disability and rehabilitation oriented information organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users to find and use. |
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