Important websites with general information about stroke
My Stroke Guide: all you need to know about strokes at your fingertips.
The Stroke Association: the ‘go to’ site for all stroke queries in the UK.
The Scottish Chest, Heart, and Stroke Association
Information leaflets in alphabetical order
Click on the leaflet names below:
Aids and equipment for independent living
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke
Atrial fibrillation: What you need to know
Behavioural changes after stroke
Benefits and financial assistance
Bleeding in the brain: haemorrhagic stroke
Caring for someone with a stroke: carer’s guide
Childhood stroke: information for children
Childhood stroke: Toolkit for teachers and childcare professionals
Cognitive problems after stroke
Communication problems after stroke
Communication problems: how to help
Continence problems after stroke
Depression and other emotional changes
Emotional changes after stroke
Guidelines: National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (Patient version)
Guidelines: National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (Patient audio version)
Healthy eating Tasty and healthy recipes
High blood pressure and stroke
Leisure activities after stroke (Art | Exercise | Hobbies | Leisure | Reading | Sport )
Life after Stroke campaign summary
Problems with memory and thinking
Reducing your risk of a stroke (AF | Blood pressure | Diabetes | Diet | Exercise | Smoking)
Smoking and the risk of stroke
Swallowing problems after stroke
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Travel: Holidays and stroke (DVT | Driving | Flying | Holiday | Insurance)