Resources: Patient Education & Support
At Newport Beach Neurologists, we understand that navigating healthcare can be challenging. That’s why we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of resources to assist you in making informed decisions about your health and wellness.
Our resources are tailored to provide you with the latest information, tools, and support needed to manage your neurological health effectively. Whether you’re seeking educational materials, support groups, or practical tips, you’ll find valuable insights here.
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Patient Education Articles
The following links take you to patient-friendly information provided by healthcommunities.com, a physician-monitored resource:
Conditions:
- ADHD
- ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Asperger’s syndrome
- Autism
- Bell’s palsy
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cephalic disorders
- Cerebral palsy
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Chronic pain.
- Coma
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Dementia
- Dystonia
- Encephalitis
- Epilepsy/seizure disorders
- Essential Tremor
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Headaches
- Hemifacial spasm
- Huntington’s disease (HD)
- Hydrocephalus
- Lyme disease
- Meningitis
- Migraines
- Movement disorders
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Multisystem atrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myopathies
- Nervous system tumors
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuropathy
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
- Parkinson’s disease
- Restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder
- RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
- Sleep disorders
- Spinal cord injury
- Stress
- Stroke
- Tourette’s syndrome
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Vertigo
Diagnostics:
Treatment Options:
Support Organizations
The following links are provided and monitored by Healthcommunities.com:
Healthcommunities.com, Inc. does not endorse specific organizations. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the following links, which are provided as a courtesy. If any information requires updating, please contact healthcommunities.com.
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)
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR Center)
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Health Assistance Foundation
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
Headache/Migraine
American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
National Headache Foundation
Huntington’s Disease
Caring For People with 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
The Children’s Tumor Foundation
Neuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
The Neuropathy Association
Pain Management
American Chronic Pain Association, Inc. (ACPA)
Spine Health
Parkinson’s Disease
American Parkinson Disease Association
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
Parkinson’s Disease 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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