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Understanding Stroke

• HeartHub for Patients Stroke (American Heart Association/American Stroke Association)
• About Stroke (American Heart Association/American Stroke Association)
• NINDS Stroke Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Stroke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Stroke (Mayo Clinic)

Treating Stroke

• Stroke Treatment: Information About Specific Medications (Internet Stroke Center)
• Stroke: First aid (Mayo Clinic)
• Stroke Treatment and Support (Texas Heart Institute)
• Stroke Treatments (American Heart Association)

Living with Stroke

• Life After Stroke (American Heart Association/American Stroke Association)
• Recovery (National Stroke Association)
• Stroke Rehabilitation (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Stroke Rehabilitation (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version

Preventing Stroke

• Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Stroke Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Stroke Prevention (National Stroke Association)
• Stroke: Warning Signs and Tips for Prevention (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Strokes (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version

Stroke Health Check

• Stroke Risk Assessment Test (Stanford Medicine)
• Stroke Testing (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Your Disease Risk: The Source on Prevention: Stroke (Washington University School of Medicine)

Stroke News

• Stroke Press Releases (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Stroke Statistics

• About Stroke: Stroke Statistics (Internet Stroke Center)
• FastStats: Cerebrovascular Disease or Stroke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Heart Disease & Stroke Maps (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Use the link for interactive state maps to view North Carolina statistics

Resources compiled by Mark McKone, Coy C. Carpenter Library, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

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