The Brain Attack Coalition
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About The Coalition
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The Brain Attack Coalition is a group of professional, voluntary and governmental entities dedicated to reducing the occurrence, disabilities and death associated with stroke. The goal of the Coalition is to strengthen and promote the relationships among its member organizations in order to help stroke patients or those who are at risk for a stroke.

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Professional resources include Guidelines and Orders for systems development for acute stroke care (including stroke team or stroke center development), and Pathways for the rapid diagnosis and treatment (both immediate and long-term) of acute stroke.

Patient Resources includes links to sites that provide helpful information to stroke patients, their families and caregivers.

American Academy of Neurology American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses American College of Emergency Physicians
American Society of Neuroradiology American Stroke Association, a Division of American Heart Association
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Congress of Neurological Surgeons
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors National Association of EMS Physicians
National Association of State EMS Officials
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Stroke Association
Neurocritical Care Society Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Stroke Belt Consortium Veterans Administration