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Article: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.(ehpnet)
- Article from:
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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More than 600 disorders affect the nervous system, and neurological disorders strike an estimated 50 million Americans annually. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is the NIH institute charged with overseeing research on these conditions. The NINDS website at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ provides the latest news concerning the institute, its programs, and neurological science in general, as well as a resource on the entire spectrum of neurological diseases.
At the top of the homepage is a Disorder Index of the many neurological conditions that the NINDS addresses. Selecting one of the hundreds of disorders takes visitors to in-depth ...