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Doctors generally classify seizures as either focal or generalized, based on the abnormal brain activity. Focal seizures Seizures that appear to result from abnormal activity in just one area of your...

Epilepsy experts in La Crosse, Wisconsin, share these facts: You can't swallow your tongue during a seizure. It's physically impossible. You should never force something into the mouth of som...

Medications are typically the first line of treatment for patients with epilepsy. However, vagus nerve stimulation may be helpful if you continue to struggle with breakthrough seizures. It has effect...

In telestroke, doctors who have advanced training in the nervous system (neurologists) remotely evaluate people who've had acute strokes and make diagnoses and treatment recommendations to emergency m...

Getting immediate medical attention after the first signs of a stroke increases the possibility that you may receive clot-dissolving therapies, such as TPA, or other clot-retrieving procedures in time...

While everyone is at risk for stroke, you have the power to help protect yourself. Start by following the 10 tips from stroke specialists in La Crosse, Wisconsin; getting regular checkups and treatmen...

Scott Gunderson Scott is a typical working father of three young children. His days are full of work meetings, play dates, golf games and helping manage his busy family’s calendar. He also is a ...

Rhinitis is the inflammation or irritation of the tissues that line the inside of your nose. Symptoms of rhinitis include runny or stuffy nose, coughing, mucus in the throat and sneezing. These sympto...

Sinusitis is the inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses. This interferes with drainage and causes mucus to build up. Acute sinusitis often resolves within a week to ten days and is ...

Nasal polyps are soft, painless, noncancerous growths on the lining of your nasal passages or sinuses. They hang down like teardrops or grapes. They result from chronic inflammation and are associated...