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General Stroke Information

• BBC Stroke Guide
  Outstanding layperson introduction to stroke from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

• MedicineNet
  Excellent general and detailed stroke information for patients.

• Neuro Patient Resource Center at Montreal Neurological Hospital
  Includes patient fact sheets, diagnostic testing descriptions and links.

• Patient's Guide to Stroke
  From the Heart Information Network.

• Stroke: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention
  Patient guide from the American Academy of Family Physicians

• Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
  A guide for patients and their families from the Stanford Stroke Center.

• Stroke Education - Mayo Clinic
  Very clear, organized presentation about stroke causes, effects, diagnosis and treatment.

• Stroke Information
  From CNN and WebMD.com.

• Stroke Information Guide
  National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH.

• What is a Stroke?
  From Intelihealth and the Harvard Medical School.

Stroke Tutorials and Illustrated Guides

• Blood Supply of the Brain
  Informative presentation from Dr. Eric Chudler, University of Washington. (This is a companion site to the fabulous Neuroscience for Kids.)

• A Primer on Brain Tumors
  Nice illustrated and annotated guide to understanding the brain -- from the American Brain Tumor Association.

• Illustrated Guide to Stroke
  Nice, basic guide detailing stroke causes and affects.

Organizations

• American Medical Association's Medical Library
     Atlas of the Human Body: The Brain - Effects of Stroke
     How do you know when someone is having a stroke?
     Guarding against stroke - what you should know about carotid artery disease

• American Stroke Association
  (A Division of the American Heart Association)

• American Heart Association - Stroke Patient Information
     What causes a stroke?
     Stroke Tests
     Stroke Rehabilitation
     Sexual Activity and Stroke
     Stroke Risk Factors
     Stroke Statistics
  

• Stroke:  Hope Through Research
  An informative brochure about stroke and stroke research from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
     What is Stroke?
     How is the Cause of Stroke Determined?
     What Stroke Therapies are Available?
     Glossary
     Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke
     Principios del Cerebro: Previniendo la Apoplejía [in Spanish]

• We Move
  Excellent patient pages for many types of movement disorders.

Condition Specific

• About Carotid Endarterectomy
  Thorough presentation with excellent graphics, on the risks and benefits of this surgical procedure, from YourSurgery.com.  Uses technical language.

• Arterio-Venous Malformation
  Informative explanation of of AVMs from the Cerebrovascular Center at Columbia University.

• Guide to Lowering High Pressure
  From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

• What Are? Tutorials
  Learn the basics of brain aneurysms, brain arteriovenous malformations and cavernous malformations of the brain -- from the Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group at the University of Toronto.

Link and Directory Sites

• MEDLINEplus
  Stroke Health Information - Links in many categories.

• Neuroland
  Links to many neurological resources maintained by Dr. Charles Tuen.

• Neurosciences on the Internet
  Stroke links and related information.

• Stroke Information Directory
  A very well organized and annotated collection of updated stroke links.