Monday, June 9, 2008

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

1.) “Hydrocephalus”. (2008). Medline Plus 09 June 2008. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hydrocephalus.html

Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library and the National Institutes of Health. Their section on Hydrocephalus gives a detailed description of the syndrome. It contains many reliable and trustworthy links to other sources and breaks those sources up into appropriate categories including latest news, symptoms, treatments, related issues, and articles. As a government sponsored website, it is a dependable resource.


2.) “NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page”. (2008). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Retrieved June 9, 2008. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hydrocephalus/hydrocephalus.htm

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) helps fund and support research for neurological disorders and collects information about neurological disorders for public awareness. Their website gives a detailed description of Hydrocephalus, offers information about treatments, and updates readers on current research being done. It provides a list of helpful organizations and their contact information and also a list of recent publications. It also gives a list of publications in other languages.

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