Stroke

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Atlas of the Body: The Brain--Effects of Stroke American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ0ZFP46JC&sub_...

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Cerebrovascular Disorders National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002561&recruiting...




2.	Stroke Trials Directory Washington University, School of Medicine http://www.strokecenter.org/trials/




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Endarterectomy, Carotid National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=carotid+endarterectomy&recrui...




4.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Cerebrovascular Accident National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D020521&recruiting...




5.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Carotid Stenosis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D016893&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Ultrasound: Vascular American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-vascular.htm




2.	What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0100/0147.asp?index=...




3.	What Is a Stroke? American Society of Neuroradiology http://www.asnr.org/patientinfo/conditions/Stroke.pdf




4.	Stroke Risk Factors and Symptoms National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/stroke_bookmark.htm




5.	Stroke Diagnosis Washington University, School of Medicine http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/diagnosis/index.htm




6.	Functional MR Imaging (fMRI): Brain American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/functional_mr.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary of Neurosurgical Terms American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/glossary.asp

Directories

1.	Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/




2.	Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/findphys/find.cfm

Genetics

1.	Genetics Home Reference: CADASIL National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=cadasil

Health Check Tools

1.	Are You at Risk for Heart Disease or Stroke? National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/tools/heart/quiz.cfm




2.	What's Your Stroke Risk? Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=stroke

Men

1.	What Do You Know about Men's Health? Heart Di National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=115&mtitle=Heart%20Disease%20and%20...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Stroke National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/stroke.htm




2.	Stroke: Hope through Research National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/detail_stroke.htm




3.	Know Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/knowstroke.htm

Newsletters/Print Publications

1.	Stroke Connection Magazine American Stroke Association http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2533

Organizations

1.	American Stroke Association http://www.strokeassociation.org/




2.	American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000




3.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/




4.	National Stroke Association http://www.stroke.org/

Overviews

1.	Stroke National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/stroke.htm




2.	Understanding Stroke Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0900/0992.asp?index=...

Prevention/Screening

1.	Reducing Your Risk of Stroke: Don’t Wait f American College of Physicians, American Heart Association http://www.doctorsforadults.com/images/healthpdfs/stroke.pdf




2.	Questions and Answers about Carotid Endarterectomy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/carotid_endarterectomy_background...




3.	Pulse Check: The Importance of Self-Screening for Women's Heart Foundation http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/content/Stroke/pulse_check.asp




4.	Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/preventing_stroke.htm




5.	Atherectomy American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4433

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Recovering from Stroke American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/links/link02aa.asp




2.	Post-Stroke Rehabilitation National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/poststrokerehab.htm

Related Issues

1.	Stroke Effects American Stroke Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4761




2.	Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4714




3.	Make the Link! Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/main/uedocuments/Factsheet23Link.pdf




4.	Life After Stroke: Survivor and Caregiver National Stroke Association http://www.stroke.org/HomePage.aspx?P=aa6250b72aa94c3bb9588ed374ba7774




5.	Depression and Stroke National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depstroke.cfm




6.	Can I Drive After a Stroke? American Stroke Association http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005465




7.	Adapting the Home After a Stroke Washington University, School of Medicine http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/ot/index.htm

Research

1.	Brain Imaging May Identify High Risk Stroke Patien National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_stroke_...




2.	Clot-Busting Therapy Helps Stroke Victims American Academy of Neurology http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/64/2/E1




3.	Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primar American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3029340




4.	Ultrasound-Aided Therapy Better Than Stroke Drug A National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/ninds-17.htm




5.	Preconditioning the Brain May Protect against Stro National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_stroke_...




6.	Blacks in the South Have Greater Risk of Dying fro American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3028569




7.	Baked or Broiled Fish May Help Reduce the Risk of American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5P1YVH4E&sub_...




8.	Aspirin Is Safer Than Warfarin and Just As Effecti National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2005/ninds-30.htm




9.	Alcohol and the Risk for Stroke in Men American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/1/I-24

Specific Conditions

1.	Intracerebral Hemorrhage Washington University, School of Medicine http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/ich.htm




2.	Bowhunter's Stroke Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00291




3.	JAMA Patient Page: Hemorrhagic Stroke American Medical Association http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/292/15/1916




4.	Wallenberg's Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/wallenbergs/wallenbergs.htm




5.	Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Washington University, School of Medicine http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/sah.htm




6.	Spasticity and Paralysis National Stroke Association http://www.stroke.org/HomePage.aspx?P=7c6a826259c347359cb6a43368ec664d




7.	Spinal Cord Infarction National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spinal_infarction/spinal_infarction.htm

Statistics

1.	Stroke National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/cvh/library/fs_stroke.htm




2.	New Stats Show Heart Disease Still America's American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018015




3.	Heart Disease and Stroke Maps National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh/(1yuitx45dju3yt45zdgxg555)/default.aspx




4.	FASTATS: Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke.htm

Treatment

1.	Aspirin and Cardiovascular Disease UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=hrt_dis/2908




2.	Brain Attack: A Look at Stroke Prevention and Trea Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/205_stroke.html




3.	Common Symptoms and Treatment National Stroke Association http://www.stroke.org/HomePage.aspx?P=5658967958675986798556




4.	Stroke Prevention & Treatments Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/strokeTreatments.shtml




5.	Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4751




6.	What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080494410839%20WhatAreAn...

Women

1.	Heart Disease and Stroke National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/pub/steps/Heart_Stroke.htm