TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Happens During a Stroke?
What causes strokes and what can doctors do to treat them? Vaibhav Goswami takes us into the body to find out.
Harvard University
Harvard Medicine: The Whole Brain
Detailed color images of the human brain, both normal and with various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and AIDS dementia.
Harvard University
Harvard Medical: The Whole Brain Atlas: Neuroimaging
Hundreds of images of brain structures are here, including normal and diseased brain parts.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Stroke
This is a ten-question pertaining to NCLEX-RN test prep questions on stroke.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.29 Cardiovascular Diseases
Discover how cardiovascular disease can be dangerous to human health.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Effects of Stroke on the Brain
Practice questions over the effects of stroke on the brain.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Stroke 2
More practice questions related to strokes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Hypertension?
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a circulatory system disease. Students will learn the basic facts about this disease.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is a Stroke?
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about strokes.
National Archives (UK)
Department of Health, Uk: Stroke
What is a stroke? How can you improve your lifestyle to reduce the risk of stroke? What are the symptoms of a stroke? These questions and more are answered in this thorough health resource.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Stroke
Wikipedia, a publicly-maintained encyclopedia, provides this article on strokes, otherwise known as "cerebrovascular accidents." The article defines a stroke, the difference between an ischemic stroke and a hemorrhagic stroke, stroke...
BBC
Bbc Health: What Is a Stroke?
This informative resource delves into why the brain needs a constant blood supply, what causes a stroke, and defines the different types of strokes.
BBC
Bbc Health: Stroke Symptoms
This concise but informative resource discusses the symptoms of a stroke and its short and long term effects on the individual.
Other
American Stroke Association: Stroke Knowledge
This abstract from the American Stroke Association discusses the importance of education in the stroke community. Support groups are important partners in stroke education. German study
National Institutes of Health
Ninds: Q & a About Stroke
This site contains information about stroke in a question and answer format.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Stroke
One-page overview of strokes answers questions about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Platelets
This lesson will identify how blood clots work and disorders associated with blood clotting.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure
Get the facts on high blood pressure and how to live a more heart-healthy life. Find out how you can reduce your risks for heart attack and stroke with proper monitoring by a healthcare provider and simple lifestyle changes, even if you...