The following resources, associations, and support groups are excellent sources of information about stroke, brain injury, vision loss, and related topics. They can also provide valuable support to those who care for the survivors of stroke and brain injury.
Stroke and Brain Injury Support Groups
A website devoted to helping stroke survivors and caregivers find beneficial information on support and recovery.
An independent online resource for information on stroke care and research.
An online support group for families, partners, and other caregivers of adults with disorders such as stroke, brain injury, and Alzheimer’s.
Associations – Brain Injury and Stroke
Multimedia library, information, and support for the treatment and prevention of stroke.
Brain injury prevention, research, and advocacy for healthcare professionals and patients, with a special section for children. Resources include a guide to brain injury rehabilitation programs. In English and Spanish.
Traumatic brain injury resource guide that provides information about treatment, services, and products related to traumatic brain injury (TBI), brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation. In English and Spanish.
Website dedicated to providing stroke support, education and research in women.
Information on disorders of the brain and nervous system as well as biomedical research, initiatives, and clinical trials funded for their treatment and prevention.
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.
Associations – Neurological
Clinical publications, member resources, and information for students, residents, and fellows, plus academic job listings and candidate proposals.
Member database, events calendar, and useful government and medical links, plus certification information.
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.
Associations – Other Medical
News, publications, and articles about heart disease, stroke, and treatment resources for patients, families, and researchers – plus healthy lifestyle tools, training, and advocacy.
Includes both free and members-only resources for patients and physicians on medical education, policy, and important healthcare issues.
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 available for download.
Comprehensive national health data collected through public records and private
interviews from the nation’s leading monitor of trends in health and healthcare.
Health information, grant and funding opportunities, and scientific resources from the world’s foremost medical research center, comprising 27 centers and institutes.
Compendium of resources – including searchable databases – for consumers, healthcare professionals, and administrators. Contains information on hundreds of FDA-regulated products, from prescription and generic drugs to food, medical devices, and cosmetics. In English and Spanish.
Associations – Vision
Extensive clinical and member resources. Includes news and facts for patients on eye disease, children’s vision, contact lenses, nutrition, and general vision, as well as a downloadable eye test and other services.
Contains both patient and members-only links; online abstracts, newsletters and journals; and details on grants, fellowships, and awards for outstanding vision research.
Rehabilitation Resources
Provides disability and rehabilitation information organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users to search for and locate the topics they’re interested in.