Mercy Health System - Mercy Institute of Neuroscience

Resources

Below you will find links and services relating to neurological conditions.

Acoustic Neuroma (ANA)

600 Peachtree Parkway
Cummings, GA 30041
(770) 205-8277; Fax (404) 205-0239
http://www.anausa.org

 

Alzheimer's Disease

Rock County Alzheimer ’s Support Center
1905 Heubbe Parkway
Beloit, WI 53511
(608) 364-1288

Alzheimer’s Association Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter
6130 West National Avenue Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53214
(800) 272-3900; fax (414) 479-8819
Email: info@alz.org

Alzheimer's Association
919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(800) 272-3900; fax (312) 335-8700
http://www.alz.org

 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)/Lou Gehrig's Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
27001 Agoura Rd., Suite 150
Calabasas, CA 91301
(800) 782-4747; fax (818) 340-2060
http://www.alsa.org

Center for Neurologic Study ALS
9850 Genesee Avenue, Suite 320
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 455-5463; fax (619) 455-5463
http://www.cnsonline.org

Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation
8142 North Lawndale Avenue
Skokie, IL 60076
(888) ALS-1107; fax (847) 679-9109
http://www.lesturnerals.org/

 

Aphasia

Developmental Disabilities Counseling
2020 East Milwaukee Street #9
Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 752-4993

National Aphasia Association
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 707
New York, NY 10010
(212)255-4329; (800) 922-4NAA
http://www.aphasia.org

 

Ataxia

National Ataxia Foundation
2600 Fembrook Lane Suite 119
Minneapolis, MN 55447-4752
(763) 553-0020
http://www.ataxia.org

 

Brain

Brain Trauma Support Group
United Way Building of North Rock County

205 North Main Street
Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 757-3040

Rock County Brain Trauma Resources
201 South Water Street
Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 752-7226

Family Caregiver Alliance for Brain-Damaged Adults
425 Bush Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 434-3388; fax (415) 434-3580
http://www.caregivers.org

National Foundation for Brain Research
Decade of the Brain

1250 Twenty-fourth Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 293-5453
http://www.brainnet.org

National Brain Tumor Society
(800) 770-8287
http://www.braintumor.org

American Brain Tumor Association
2720 River Road #146
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847)827-9910
http://www.abta.org

Pituitary Tumor Network Association
http://www.pituitary.com/

Brain Injury Assoc.
105 North Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 236-6000; fax (703)236-6001
http://www.biausa.org

 

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Mercy Regional Hand Center
557 North Washington Avenue
Janesville, WI 53548
(608) 741-3812; fax (608) 755-7892

Physical Stress Solutions (PSS) Injury Center
5825 Glenridge Drive, Bldg. 21, Suite 102
Atlanta, GA 30328
(404) 591-6111
http://www.pssinjurycenter.com

 

Dizziness

Vestibular Disorders Association (Dizziness)
P.O. Box 4467
Portland, OR 97208-4467
(503) 229-7705; fax (503) 229-8064
http://www.vestibular.org/

 

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
205 North Main Street #106
Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 755-1821; fax (608) 741-0718

Epilepsy Foundation of America
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 459-3700; fax (301)577-2684
http://www.efa.org

 

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 262
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 667-0131
http://www.guillain-barre.com/

 

Headache

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
19 Mantua Road
Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
(800) 255-ACHE
http://www.achenet.org

National Headache Foundation
428 West St. James Place, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60614-2750
(773) 388-6399
http://www.headaches.org

 

Huntington's Disease

Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (BTRC)
McLean Hospital

115 Mill Street
Belmont, MA 02178-9983
(800) 272-4622; fax (617) 855-3199
http://www.brainbank.mclean.org/

Hereditary Disease Foundation
11400 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 855
Los Angeles, CA 90064-1560
(310) 575-9656
http://www.hdfoundation.org

Huntington's Disease Society of America
505 8th Ave Suite 902
New York, New York 10018
(212) 242- 1968
or (800) 345-4312
www.hdsa.org

Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus Association
870 Market Street, Suite 955
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 732-7040
http://www.hydroassoc.org

Meningitis

Meningitis Foundation of America
6610 N. Shadeland Ave., Suite 220
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 595-6395; (800) 668-1129
http://www.musa.org

 

Multiple Sclerosis

MS Support Group - Mercy Health Mall
1010 North Washington Street
Janesville, WI 53548
(608) 741-6999 or (608) 756-6142

Multiple Sclerosis/Janesville
United Way Building

205 North Main Street
Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 754-8923

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
W223608 Saratoga Drive
Waukesha, WI 53186
(800) 344-4867

Wisconsin Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
1120 James Drive, Suite A
Hartland, WI 53029
(800) 242-3358; fax (262) 369-4410

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
706 haddonfield Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(800) 532-7667; fax (609)661-9797
http://www.msaa.com

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue, 6th floor
New York, NY 10017-3288
(212) 986-3240
www.nmss.org

 

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy Association
3300 East Sunrise Drive
Tucson AZ, 85718-3208
(520) 529-2000
http://www.mdausa.org

 

Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
5841 Cedar Lake Rd Suite 204
Minneapolis MN, 55416
(952) 545-9438
http://www.myasthenia.org

 

Myoclonus

Myoclonus Research Foundation, Inc.
200 Old Palisade Road
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
(201) 585-0770
http://www.myoclonus.com

 

Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis, Inc,
8855 Annapolis Road, Suite 110
Lanham, MD 20706-2924
(301) 577-8984
http://www.nfinc.org/

 

Chronic Pain

American Chronic Pain Association
P.O. Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 632-0922
http://www.theacpa.org

American Pain Society
5700 Old Orchard Road, First Floor
Skokie, IL 60077-1024
(847) 375-4715
http://ampainsoc.org

American Pain Foundation
210 N. Charles St., Suite 710
Baltimore, MD 2101-4111
http://www.painfoundation.org

 

Parkinson's Disease

Janesville Area Parkinson Support Group
First Baptist church
3414 Woodhall Drive
Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 752-2295

Wisconsin Parkinson Association
945 North 12th Street Suite 4602
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(800) 972-5455

American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.
1250 Hylan Boulevard Suite 4B
Staten Island, NY 10305-1946
(800) 223-2732; fax (718) 981-4399
http://www.apdaparkinson.org

The Parkinson's Institute
1170 Morse Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1605
(408) 734-2800; fax (408) 734-8522
http://www.parkinsonsinstitute.org

National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
1501 NW 9th Avenue
Bob Hope Research Center
Miami, FL 33136-1494
(800) 433-7022; fax (305) 243-4403
http://www.parkinson.org

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032-9982
(212) 923-4700; fax (212) 923-4778
http://www.parkinsonfoundation.org

 

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association
P.O. Box 502
Milford CT 06460
(203) 877-3790
http://www.rsds.org

 

Spinal Injuries

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
500 Morris Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081
(973) 379-2690
http://www.apacure.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
6701 Democracy Blvd Suite 300-9
Bethesda MD 20817
(301) 588-6959
http://www.spinalcord.org/

Paralyzed Veterans of America
Attn: Janet Litten
801 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 872-1300; fax (202) 785-4452
http://www.pva.org

 

Stroke

Stroke Survivors Support Group - Mercy Hospital
1000 Mineral Point Road
Janesville, WI 53548
(608) 756-6845

National Institute for Neurological
Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

http://www.ninds.nih.gov

National Stroke Association
9707 E. Easter Lane, Bldg. B
Centennial, CO 80112
(800) STROKES or (800) 787-6537
http://www.stroke.org

 

Syringomyelia

American Syringomyelia Alliance Project Inc.
P.O. Box 1586
Longview, TX 75606-1586
(903) 236-7079
http://www.asap.org/

Tardive Dyskinesia

Tardive Dyskinesia Center
2317 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32935
(800) 584-6601
http://www.tardivedyskinesia.com