Stroke

Latest News
• Optimistic Outlook May Reduce Risk of Stroke (03/22/2001, Reuters)
• Medicare to Cover Stroke-Preventing Procedure (03/21/2001, Reuters)
• Pager Helps Patients with Memory Problems (03/16/2001, Reuters)
• Personality Influences Psychological Adjustment and Recovery from Stroke (02/14/2001, American Stroke Association)
• Estrogen¿Progestin Replacement Does Not Increase Stroke Risk (02/05/2001, American Stroke Association)
• Modest Alcohol Consumption Tempers Stroke Risk in Young Women (01/04/2001, American Stroke Association)
• More News on Stroke

From the National Institutes of Health
• Stroke: Hope Through Research (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

General/Overviews

• High Blood Pressure (American Heart Association)
• Stroke (National Women's Health Information Center) - Easy-to-Read

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cerebral Ischemia, Transient (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cerebrovascular Accident (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cerebrovascular Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Stroke (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials
• Stroke Trials Database (Washington University, School of Medicine)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Diagnosis (Mayo Clinic)
• MR Imaging-Functional (fMRI) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Stanford Stroke Awareness Part II: New Diagnosis and Treatment Options (Stanford University Medical Center)

Pictures/Diagrams

• Whole Brain Atlas (Harvard Medical School)

Prevention/Screening

• Aspirin in Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention (American Heart Association)
• Blood Pressure Control, Smoking Cessation at Heart of Stroke Prevention (American Stroke Association)
• Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Carotid Endarterectomy (Animation Education Group)
• JAMA Patient Page: Stroke (American Medical Association) - links to PDF file
• Modest Alcohol Consumption Tempers Stroke Risk in Young Women (American Stroke Association)
• Stroke Risk Factors (American Stroke Association)

Rehabilitation

• Personality Influences Psychological Adjustment and Recovery from Stroke (American Stroke Association)
• Post-Stroke Rehabilitation (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Recovering After a Stroke: Patient and Family Guide (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Stroke Recovery (American Stroke Association)

Research

• Estrogen¿Progestin Replacement Does Not Increase Stroke Risk (American Stroke Association)
• Health Safety and Stroke Effects of Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) (American Stroke Association)
• Ultrasonography Predicts Heart Attack/Stroke Risk (National Institutes of Health)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Caring for Someone Who Has Had a Stroke (American Heart Association)
• Co-Occurrence of Depression With Stroke (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Sexual Activity and Heart Disease or Stroke (American Heart Association)
• Transient Ischemic Attack (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Treatment

• Carotid Endarterectomy (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
• Stanford Stroke Awareness Part II: New Diagnosis and Treatment Options (Stanford University Medical Center)
• What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? (American Heart Association) - Easy-to-Read

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary of Neurosurgical Terms (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

Directories

• Find a Neurosurgeon (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
• Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

Organizations

• American Heart Association
• American Stroke Association
• Hemi-Kids (Hemi-Kids Foundation)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• National Stroke Association

Statistics

• 2001 Heart and Stroke Statistical Update (American Heart Association)
• Deaths From Heart Disease and Stroke Down, But Not Enough (American Heart Association)
• FASTATS: Stroke (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Women, Heart Disease, and Stroke Statistics (American Stroke Association)

Children

• Pediatric Strokes (Hemi-Kids Foundation)

Seniors

• Blood-Thinning Drug's Benefit In Stroke Prevention Extends To Elderly With Irregular Heartbeat (American Heart Association)

Women

• Test Your Knowledge: Women and Heart Disease and Stroke (Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada)
• What About Estrogen, Heart Disease and Stroke? (American Heart Association) - Easy-to-Read

Español/Spanish

• Accidente Cerebrovascular: Esperanza en la Investigación (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Apoplejía: Factores de Riesgo y Síntomas (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Previniendo la Apoplejia (Stroke) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)