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OSH Stroke Medicine

Hugh Markus, Anthony Pereira, Geoffrey Cloud

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Jan 2010
Print ISBN-13:
9780199218776
Published to Oxford Medicine:
Oct 2011
DOI:
10.1093/med/9780199218776.001.0001

Disclaimer

Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work. Except where otherwise stated, drug dosages and recommendations are for the non-pregnant adult who is not breastfeeding.

Useful websites

http://www.strokecenter.org/

Website of Washington University St Louis, USA—an excellent resource for ongoing clinical trials.

http://www.stroke-site.org/

The Brain Attack Coalition is a group of American professional, voluntary, and governmental entities dedicated to reducing the occurrence, disabilities, and death associated with stroke. The site is a good resource of guidelines for stroke treatment.

http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/strokengine/

Canadian site with up-to-date evidence base of stroke rehabilitation.

http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030388

Official website of American Stroke Association.

http://www.basp.ac.uk/

Official website of British Stroke Physicians.

http://www.stroke.org.uk/

British Stroke Association is a charity for stroke survivors. The site has a lot of useful background facts around stroke and a wealth of patient information.

http://www.world-stroke.org/

The World Stroke Organization (WSO) was established in October 2006 from the merger of the International Stroke Society (ISS) and the World Stroke Federation (WSF), the two lead organizations representing stroke globally. The website has details of presentations from annual meetings and is a window into global stroke care.

http://www.eso-stroke.org/

European stroke website with European guidelines and virtual stroke university with compendium of previous European Stroke Conference lectures and symposia.

http://www.strokecare.co.uk/

The official website of the authors’ local stroke service. Has many useful links and generic patient information.

http://wfnr.co.uk/index.html

The World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR) is a multidisciplinary organization open to any professional with an interest in neurological rehabilitation. The organization exists to act as a forum of communication between those with an interest in the subject.

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/home

Website of all current (recruiting and about to recruit) clinical trials in USA.

http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3023009

Online NIH scale training.

http://www.library.nhs.uk/stroke/

NHS evidence-based resource for stroke. A good source of general information about all aspects of stroke.