We’ve collected resources and links to help you find stroke information and support. 

Find information about:

• AVMs and other cerebrovascular disorders
• Brain aneurysms 
   

Stroke information

• Stroke Information Page, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• What You Need to Know About Stroke, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Stroke, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Stroke, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Stroke, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• About Stroke, American Stroke Association

Stroke prevention

See our Stroke Prevention page.

Treatment information

• Stroke Treatment, American Stroke Association
• Patient Center, Society of Neurointerventional Surgery

Support

• The Stroke Network
• Find a Stroke Support Group, American Stroke Association
• The Backstrokes, a singalong group for stroke survivors that meets in Southeast Portland

Organizations

• American Stroke Association
• American Stroke Foundation
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Aphasia Hope Foundation, a resource on a speech/language disorder that can affect people who have had a stroke
• National Aphasia Association

Understanding the terminology

• Glossary of terms and definitions, the Stroke Network

About the brain

• Illustration of brain anatomy and function, Human Brain Facts
• Brain Basics: Know Your Brain, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Anatomy of the Brain, American Association of Neurosurgeons