Patient Education & Support

Support Organizations

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Hotlines

National Child Abuse Hotline
1.800.422.4453 (1-800-4-A-Child)

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.7233 (1-800-799-SAFE)

Poison Control
1.800.222.1222

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.8255 (1-800-273-TALK)

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADD Resources
Children and Adults with ADD (CHADD)

ALS

ALS Association

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR Center)
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
BrightFocus Foundation
Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living
Eldercare Locator
Ethnic Elders Care

Aphasia

National Aphasia Association

Ataxia

National Ataxia Foundation (NFA)

Autism

Autism Research Institute
Growing Minds Autism Programs
Interactive Autism Network
The Son-Rise Program...The Autism Treatment Center Of America

Brain Injury

Brain Injury Association Inc.

Cerebral Palsy

BlazeSports®
United Cerebral Palsy

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.

Dystonia

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF)

Epilepsy

The Epilepsy Foundation

Fibromyalgia

National Fibromyalgia Association

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
National Headache Foundation

Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease Society of America

Lyme Disease

American Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease: A Patients Guide
Lyme Disease Info

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGF)

Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
The Children's Tumor Foundation

Neuropathy

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
The Neuropathy Association

Pain Management

National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
American Chronic Pain Association, Inc. (ACPA)
Spine Health

Parkinson's Disease

American Parkinson Disease Association
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Parkinson's Foundation

Restless Leg Syndrome

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation

Spasmodic Dystonia/Torticollis

National Spasmodic Dystonia Association (NSDA)
National Spasmodic Torticollis Association (NSTA)

Stem Cell Information

Stem Cell Information

Stroke

American Stroke Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Stroke Association

Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.

Tremor

International Tremor Foundation
Tremor Action Network

Other Neurological Resources

Aging Parents and Elder Care
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
Family Caregiver Alliance
The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)

General Health Care Resources

OTCsafety.org: Safe & Effective OTC Medicine Use
Safe Medication

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