Brain Attack Coalition
The Brain Attack Coalition (BAC) is a group of professional, voluntary and governmental entities dedicated to reducing the occurrence, disabilities and death associated with stroke. It is staffed and chaired by NINDS. The goal of the Coalition is to strengthen and promote the relationships among its member organizations in order to help stroke patients or those who are at risk for a stroke.
To learn more about the Coalition, to see the member list, and to find out about BAC projects, please go to: https://www.meds.wiki/about-the-coalition/. »
Research Spotlight
The NINDS conducts stroke research and clinical trials at its laboratories and clinics at the NIH, and through grants to major medical institutions across the country.
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HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) offers a variety of educational materials designed for health care professionals involved in treatment of acute stroke. The materials can be ordered in single copies or in quantity, and can be used in medical schools, educational settings, hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities. The community education kit is a tool for increasing public awareness about stroke. Additional public education materials on stroke are also available for free from NINDS. Order Stroke Resources »
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A portable, pocket-sized, laminated reference booklet for health professionals who administer the NIH Stroke Scale to stroke patients.
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Training DVDs are no longer available from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Free online training and accredited certification for the NIHSS is available from the following organizations:
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This volume presents the conclusions reached by experts from many disciplines charged with defining goals in six critical areas: public recognition and rapid response to stroke; defining a hospital's optimal level of care; professional education; templates for organizing stroke triage; community incentives for enhancing stroke care; and provider support systems for treating acute stroke.
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A monograph that includes recommendations developed in 1996 by representatives from more than 50 organizations interested in the care of stroke patients. Individual papers identify the best ways to reorganize our health care system to make thrombolytic treatments for stroke more readily available.
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Published in April 2002, this report presents a national plan for both basic and clinical stroke research. It highlights the scientific research priorities that represent the next steps toward understanding the biological basis of stroke and developing effective therapies for stroke.
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In May 2002, the NINDS invited an independent committee to review and consider the data from the 5-year, multi-site study of "Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke," published by the NINDS r-TPA Stroke Study Group in the New England Journal of Medicine, December 14, 1995.
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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Office of Rare Disorders sponsored an international workshop on perinatal and childhood stroke in Bethesda, MD. on September 18 and 19th, 2000. A report summarizing this conference appeared in the January 2002 issue of Pediatrics.
Know Stroke Toolkit
This boxed kit of materials has everything needed for planning and conducting a stroke education event. Included is a facilitator's guide, with step-by-step training on how to host a stroke awareness event; brochures in Spanish and English; posters; and an award-winning 8 minute DVD and videotape featuring interviews with medical experts and stroke patients.
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Spanish Toolkit
The Spanish-language toolkit on stroke is designed to be used by lay health educators (promotores de salud), community leaders, and health care professionals to educate Hispanics about the signs of stroke and the importance of calling 911 promptly. This substantial boxed toolkit includes a bilingual, laminated, stand-alone flipchart (14" x 17") which graphically illustrates the different types of stroke, risk factors and symptoms. The kit also contains a 13-minute Spanish-language DVD and videotape and Spanish-language brochures.
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