National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts and supports research on brain and nervous system disorders. Created by the U.S. Congress in 1950, NINDS is one of the more than two dozen research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH, located in Bethesda, Maryland, is an agency of the Public Health Service within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NINDS has occupied a central position in the world of neuroscience for 50 years.
More than 600 disorders afflict the nervous system. Common disorders such as stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and autism are well-known. Many other neurological disorders are rare-known only to the patients and families affected, their doctors, and scientists who look to rare disorders for clues to a general understanding of the brain as well as for treatments for specific diseases. Neurological disorders strike an estimated 50 million Americans each year, exacting an incalculable personal toll and an annual economic cost of hundreds of billions of dollars in medical expenses and lost productivity.
The mission of the NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease—a burden borne by every age group, every segment of society, and people all over the world. To accomplish this goal the NINDS supports and conducts research, both basic and clinical, on the normal and diseased nervous system, fosters the training of investigators in the basic and clinical neurosciences, and seeks better understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders.
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Contact Information
Brain Resources and Information Network (BRAIN)
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, Maryland 20824
Telephone: 800-352-9424
Related Links
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Brain Attack Coalition
- American Health Assistance Foundation
- American Stroke Association
- Brain Aneurysm Foundation
- Hazel K Goddess Fund for Stroke Research in Women
- Heart Rhythm Foundation
- National Aphasia Association
- National Stroke Association
- Stroke Clubs International
Related Books
- After a Stroke: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier by Cleo Hutton
- The Stroke Recovery Book: A Guide for Patients and Families by Kip Burkman
- Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management by J. P. Mohr
- Stroke and the Family: A New Guide (The Harvard University Press Family Health Guides) by Joel Stein, M.D.
- Living With Stroke: A Guide for Families by Richard C Senelick
- Brain, Heal Thyself: A Caregiver's New Approach to Recovery from Stroke, Aneurysm, And Traumatic Brain Injuries by Madonna Siles
- Stroke For Dummies by John R. Marler, M.D.
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