Stroke Resources

• American Stroke Association
  The American Stroke Association funds scientific research, helps people better understand and avoid stroke, encourages government support, guides health care professionals, and provides information to enhance the quality of life for stroke survivors.
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  NINDS provides detailed information about stroke, including symptoms, causes, treatments, research, and prevention.
  • The NINDS Know Stroke site offers a wide range of materials about stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• American Academy of Neurology
  The American Academy of Neurology provides patient and consumer information on stroke as well as additional resources for information, services, and support.
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  The American Association of Neurological Surgeons provides patient information on stroke as well as help in finding board-certified neurological surgeons.
• Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA)
  CHASA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults, and families affected by infant and childhood hemiplegia. CHASA connects thousands of families of children with hemiplegia and adults who have had hemiplegia since childhood through online and in-person support groups and an annual retreat.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.

• American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA)
  The AHA is a national voluntary health agency to help reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. A division of the AHA, the ASA funds scientific research, helps people better understand and avoid stroke, encourages government support, guides health care professionals, and provides information to enhance the quality of life for stroke survivors.
  • The AHA offers a course on the NIH Stroke Scale .
  • View AHA and ASA’s Healthcare Professionals’ Toolkit .
• Brain Attack Coalition
  The Brain Attack Coalition represents medical, scientific, advocacy, and government professionals from across the stroke continuum, and is dedicated to setting direction, advancing knowledge, and communicating best practices to improve our ability to prevent and combat stroke.
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  NINDS offers a variety of educational materials and resources designed for health care professionals involved in treatment of acute stroke.
• Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource Network (MR3 Network)
  The MR3 Network, funded through NICHD’s National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) with additional support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, builds research infrastructure in medical rehabilitation by providing investigators with access to expertise, courses and workshops, technologies, and other collaborative opportunities from allied disciplines such as neuroscience, engineering, applied behavior, and the social sciences.
• NCMRR 20th Anniversary Scientific Symposium Proceedings
  The proceedings describe the presentations and remarks given at the symposium, which examined the NCMRR's beginnings and scientific accomplishments.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.