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When a stroke happens, it is a stressful time for patients and their family members. This stress can make it difficult to plan for the future and know what to expect. Our Stroke Clinic in Eau Claire, ...

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...

Learn more about epilepsy with these facts: You can’t swallow your tongue during a seizure. It’s physically impossible. You should never force something into the mouth of someone ...

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...

Our hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, includes a four-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), which is specially designated to evaluate, diagnose and treat seizures. During a stay, you have continuous vi...

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...

Severe stinging insect allergy affects over 9.5 million Americans including 3 percent of adults and up to 1 percent of children. There are 40 to 100 deaths in the U.S. each year, and that number has n...

If you develop a rash, hives or difficulty breathing after taking certain medications, you may have a drug allergy. While you may not experience allergic symptoms the first time you take a drug, your ...

Your home, school and workplace contain causes of environmental allergies. These inhaled triggers can include dust, animal dander, feathers, mildew, pollen and mold spores. Other triggers include: ...