Resources for patients

As with any health condition, it is important to keep yourself informed about TIA/stroke. That way you have the information and motivation you need to partner with your doctor and do your part to help manage the disease.

This page provides downloadable brochures and TIA/stroke related links you may find of interest.

Browse these TIA- and stroke-related links

The links below are provided to help you learn more about stroke, keep up to date on new developments, and offer helpful information and tips.

Key Organizations
Government Agencies
Comprehensive Sites
News & Information
Caregivers
Forums, Message Boards, Directories

Key Organizations

National Stroke Association

As the leading resource for stroke, the NSA provides resources for stroke through education, services, and community-based activities in prevention, with information on treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery.
http://www.stroke.org

American Stroke Association

A division of the American Heart Association, the ASA offers in-depth information on stroke, current news, stroke care programs, and educational materials, and provides access to other publications and resources.
http://www.strokeassociation.org

American Heart Association

The AHA is a national voluntary health agency. This site includes stories of hope, current news, brochures about heart and stroke issues, as well as consumer and patient educational materials. Its main mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

http://www.americanheart.org

Government Agencies

National Center for Health Statistics

A part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this site has the most current statistics for stroke in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke.htm

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

NINDS, a division of the National Institutes of Health, provides a stroke Information Guide for patients, as well as links to other health organizations and government agencies.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/stroke.htm

Comprehensive Sites

Doctor’s Guide

This site offers general patient information on stroke, treatment and rehabiltation options, medical news and alerts, and discussion and news groups, as well as offering access to other stroke-related sites.
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PatientResAllCateg/Stroke?
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Medline Plus Health Information

Medline provides comprehensive information on stroke with regard to news, anatomy and physiology, clinical trials, coping, diagnosis and symptoms, prevention and screening, rehabilitation, research, treatment, statistics, directories, and organizations.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke.html

News & Information

Dr. Koop

This site has health information, news and updates on stroke, sections dedicated to drug information, and resources available to patients.
http://www.drkoop.com/channel/93/1204.html

Internet Stroke Center

The Internet Stroke Center provides current information about stroke obtained from published accounts, meeting presentations, Internet searches, and direct correspondence.
http://www.strokecenter.org

Medscape

Features Today’s News in the medical community, a list of current clinical articles, and an online collection of patient resources on stroke and other conditions.
http://www.medscape.com/medscapetoday

Caregivers

Agenet

This is a site dedicated to older adults and caregivers. It recommends books and articles that provide information focused on the caregiver.
http://www.agenet.com

National Family Caregivers Association

The NFCA supports family caregivers and provides educational information on caregiving.
http://www.nfcacares.org

Forums, Message Boards, Directories

Stroke Awareness for Everyone

This site features email lists and message boards that provide support to stroke survivors and caregivers.
http://www.strokesafe.org

Stroke Network

The Stroke Network is an excellent directory of resources that provides online support for stroke survivors and caregivers.
http://www.strokenetwork.org

Stroke Forum

A Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., corporate stroke Web site that is designed to provide patients with up-to-date information about stroke.
http://www.strokeforum.com

DOWNLOAD THESE HELPFUL BROCHURES

These educational materials are provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

TIA: The More You Know
This 8-page brochure gives you a working knowledge of TIA: what it is, symptoms, treatment, and how it relates to stroke.

TIA and AGGRENOX Facts
This 2-page fact sheet gives you the facts on the dangers of TIA and the benefits of AGGRENOX.

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Important Information about AGGRENOX

AGGRENOX is indicated to reduce the risk of stroke in patients who have had transient ischemia of the brain or completed ischemic stroke due to thrombosis.

In clinical trials, the most common adverse event with AGGRENOX was headache (38.2% vs 32.4% with placebo), which was more frequent at the onset of therapy but diminished over time. GI bleeding with AGGRENOX was comparable to aspirin (4.1% vs 3.2%) and intracranial hemorrhage with AGGRENOX was similar to placebo (0.6% vs 0.4%).

AGGRENOX contains aspirin. Patients who consume three or more alcoholic drinks every day should be counseled about the bleeding risks involved with chronic, heavy alcohol use while taking aspirin. Even low doses of aspirin can increase bleeding time, which can adversely affect patients with bleeding disorders. Patients with a history of active peptic ulcer disease should avoid using aspirin, which can cause gastric mucosal irritation and bleeding. AGGRENOX should be avoided in the third trimester of pregnancy.

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