Resources / Links

Hoag sponsors an interactive support group for stroke patients and their caregivers. The support group meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 2-3:30pm on the hospital campus. For more information, call 949/764-1454.

Hoag is also hosting free community education classes that discuss stroke prevention and treatment. Please join us for the following interesting discussion:

Stroke: The Warning Signs

Stroke is the number one cause of adult disability and the third cause of death in the U.S. Join us to learn the risk factors and warning signs of stroke. Presented by Kathleen Furlong, MSN, ANP-C, Stroke Program Nurse Practitioner.

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 6 p.m.
at Hoag Conference Center, Newport Beach

Registration is required. Please call 800/514-HOAG or register online.

American Stroke Association (ASA) http://www.strokeassociation.org
1-888/4-STROKE

National Stroke Association (NSA) http://www.stroke.org
1-800/STROKES

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov

Stroke information http://www.medicinenet.com/stroke/article.htm

Radiology information http://www.radiologyinfo.org

Gamma Knife manufacturer http://www.elekta.com

International Radiosurgery Support Association http://www.irsa.org

Trigeminal Neuralgia Association http://www.tna-support.org

Acoustic Neuroma Assocaition http://www.anausa.org

American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org