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Neurological Diseases: Patient Education and Websites

The websites included on this page are from organizations whose work in a particular field is usually well-known and reputable; however, their inclusion on this page does not mean that all of their information is correct

Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Bell's Palsy

Brain Injury

Brain and Spinal Tumors

Caregiver Information and Support

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder (CMT)

Clinical Trials - How to Locate and Participate In

Elder Care Issues - Falls - Prevention

Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder

General Neurology Information

Genetic Disorders

Guillain-Barre (AIDP)/CIDP

Headache - Migraine

Headache - Cluster

Informacion en Espanol

Meralgia Paresthetica

Motor Neuron Disease - non-ALS

Movement Disorders – including Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Huntington's Chorea, PSP, and more (see separate listings for Parkinson's Disease and Restless Leg Syndrome)

Multiple Sclerosis

Myasthenia Gravis

Myopathy

National Organizations - Neurological and Other Disorders

Neurofibromatosis

Neuropathy (Peripheral Neuropathy)

Parkinson's Disease

Pseudotumor Cerebri/Benign Intracranial Hypertension(BIH)

Restless Legs Syndrome - RLS

Senior Services

  • California Department of Aging- Administers a broad range of home- and community-based services throughout California
  • Eldercare Locator - a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging for finding resources for older adults in any U.S. community
  • Family Conversations with Older Drivers - A site sponsored by The Hartford insurance company with many excellent ideas and tools to make discussions about older driver safety easier. The "Worksheets" section provides several excellent resources - "Warning Signs for Older Drivers" (a tool for observing and recognizing patterns of potentially unsafe driving habits), and the "Getting There" worksheet (a tool to help identify transportation alternatives).
  • Nursing Home Compare- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services site which provides a list of all the nursing homes in your area and general information
  • Compare Asilos de Ancianos
  • Senior Housing Locator and Counseling - A state licensed free referral agency for seniors and their families

Spinal Muscular Atrophy - SMA

Stroke

Syringomyelia

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder - TMJ

Tic Disoder/Tourettes Disorder

Transverse Myelitis

Tremor

Trigeminal Neuralgia/Tic Douloureux

Ulnar Neuropathy/Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

Women's Health Issues

 


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