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  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
    The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) was originally established in 1950. The NINDS conducts and supports research and research training on the causes, prevention, diagno details...
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    Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
    Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF), formerly American Paralysis Association (APA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and support research to cure paralysis caused by details...
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    Loving Paws Assistance Dogs
    This is a non-profit organization which trains dogs to assist children under the age of 18 from around the United States who are physically disabled. The majority of Loving Paws placements are with ch details...
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    Making Headway Foundation, Inc.
    A not-for-profit organization dedicated to the care, comfort, and cure of children with brain and spinal cord tumors and other serious neurological illnesses, Making Headway emphasizes a continuous pr details...
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    National Rehabilitation Information Center, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
    National Rehabilitation Information Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, was established in 1977 and provides information on rehabilitation and disabilit details...
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    National Spinal Cord Injury Association
    The National Spinal Cord Injury Association, formerly the National Paraplegia Foundation, is a civilian membership organization founded in 1948 by the Paralyzed Veterans of America to develop comprehe details...
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    Paralyzed Veterans of America
    The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) was founded following World War II to meet the needs of veterans who were paralyzed as a result of disease or injury to the spinal cord. PVA is supported by do details...
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    Shriners Hospitals for Children
    Shriners Hospitals is a network of 22 pediatric speciality hospitals that provide free orthopaedic and burn care to children under the age of eighteen. There are 18 orthopaedic Shriners Hospitals, thr details...
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    Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
    The SPINALCORD Injury Information Network offers educational and research information relevant to persons with spinal cord injuries, their families, and others of interest. Within this site, there is details...
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    Spinal Cord Society
    The Spinal Cord Society (SCS) is an advocacy organization that works to seek a cure for spinal cord injuries. Founded in 1978, it has over 180 volunteer chapters in the United States and other countr details...
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