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Neuropathy
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Restless Leg Syndrome
Sleep Disorders
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Tremor
Trigeminal Neuralgia

General Neurology
General Resources
Clinical Trials

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

ADD Resources
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

ALS

ALS Association

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR Center)
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Health Assistance Foundation
Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living
Eldercare Locator

Aphasia

National Aphasia Association

Arnold-Chiari Malformation

Conquer Chiari
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Ataxia

National Ataxia Foundation (NFA)

Autism

Autism Research Institute
Growing Minds Autism Programs
The Son-Rise Program...The Autism Treatment Center Of America

Benign Essential Blepharospasm

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Inc. (BEBRF)

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Brain Injury

Brain Injury Association Inc.
Brain Trauma Foundation

Brain Tumor

American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
National Brain Tumor Foundation
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation

Cerebral Palsy

United Cerebral Palsy

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.

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Dystonia

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF)
WE MOVE

Epilepsy

American Epilepsy Society
The Epilepsy Foundation
Epilepsy.com

Fibromyalgia

National Fibromyalgia Association

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International

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Headache/Migraine

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
American Headache Society
National Headache Foundation
World Headache Alliance
Botox is now being used to treat migraines

Hemifacial Spasm

Hemifacial Spasm Association

Huntington's Disease

Caring For People with Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease Society of America
We Move

Iron

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Medications

Aricept
Axert
Azilect
Carbatrol
Cymbalta
Depakote
Exelon Patch
Imitrex
Keppra XR
Lamictal XR
Lexapro
Lidoderm Patch
Lyrica
Maxalt
Mirapex
Namenda
Relpax
Requip XL
Skelaxin
Treximet
Tysarbi
Vimpat
Zanaflex
Zelapar
Zomig

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Lyme Disease

American Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease: A Patients Guide

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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

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation

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Neuropathy

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
The Neuropathy Association

Optic Neuritis

Mayo Clinic
National MS Society

Overweight/obesity

Weight Watchers

Peripheral Neuropathies

National Institute of Health
National Institute of Health

Pain Management

American Chronic Pain Association, Inc. (ACPA)
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
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
WE MOVE

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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Inc. (SPSP)
We Move

Restless Leg Syndrome

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
WE MOVE

Sleep Disorders

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Sleep Apnea Association
Center for Narcolepsy
National Sleep Foundation
sleepchannel

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Stroke

American Stroke Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Stroke Association
Life Line Screening

Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
We Move

Tremor

International Tremor Foundation
Tremor Action Network

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Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia Association (TNA)

General Neurological Resources

Advances in Neurology
Aging Parents and Elder Care
American Academy of Neurology
Dana Alliance (Charles A. Dana Fund)
Christopher and Dana Reeve Resource Center
Family Caregiver Alliance
Mindstream computerized cognitive assessment
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
The Brain Matters
The National Rehabilitation Information Center(NARIC)
neurologychannel

General Resources

Safe Medication

Clinical Trials


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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)

ALS

ALS Association

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR Center)
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Health Assistance Foundation
Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living
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

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
National Headache Foundation
World Headache Alliance

Hemifacial Spasm

Hemifacial Spasm Association

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

Movement Disorders

WE MOVE

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGF)

Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
The Children's Tumor Foundation

Neuropathy

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
The Neuropathy Association

Pain Management

National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
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
The Brain Matters
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

Improving the Quality of
Neurologic and Sleep Health

Research Team

Jeffrey D. Gould, M.D.
Principal Investigator

Research Office:
Phone: 610.866.6614 Extension 6

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Patient Information, EMG

Our Office Brochure

Now available: BOTOX® for Headaches

The Westfield Hospital sleep lab is now open.

Jeffrey Gould MD. has been named Chief of Medicine at Westfield Hospital, Allentown, PA.

Expanded office hours till 4:30 PM daily. Call to set up an appointment.

EMGs are also available at Westfield Hospital.

MindStreams
Get your Mind Tested

MindStreams is a standardized international computerized 1-hour test allowing us to evaluate and re-evaluate patients with certain neurological disorders.
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Research

Are You An MS Patient Receiving Tysabri Treatments? If so, you may be eligible to participate in our research study.
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