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National Ataxia Foundation - NAF

Organization URL(s)

naf@ataxia.org
www.ataxia.org  External Links Disclaimer Logo

Other Contact Information

2600 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 119
Minneapolis, MN 55447

763-553-0020 (Voice)
763-553-0167 (FAX)

Description

The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is a non-profit organization established in 1957. The Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of persons aaffected by ataxia through support, education and research. The Foundation supports research in dominant, recessive and sporadic ataxia. In addition, The Foundation has developed an extensive library of NAF brochures, fact sheets, books, and other educational material relating to ataxia. Also, available to its members is a quarterly 48 page newsletter called "Generations". This 48 page newsletter provides the latest information on ataxia research, articles on living with ataxia, and personal accounts of ataxia families throughout the Unites States. For more information, go to NAF's web site at: www.ataxia.org.

Online Resources

Print Resources

NAF distributes information pamphlets on hereditary and sporadic ataxia, ataxia telangiectasia, essential tremor, spastic paraplegia, and Friedreich's ataxia. Serial publication: Generations (newsletter), quarterly--news and features.

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Review Date

Fri Nov 9, 2007


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