When she suddenly lost the ability to speak on her way home from a Christmas party, Penny Noack's son knew something was terribly wrong.

Read about cervical artery dissection, how it occurs and the risk factors associated with developing the condition.

Neurologist Pierre Fayad, MD explains what most commonly puts us at risk for having a stroke.

It was March 6, 1998, my freshman year of high school. My childhood dream had come true, and I was just finishing my first season on the high school basketball team. On the way home from school that day, I was in a car accident with four of my girlfriends. An ambulance rushed me to the hospital, I was unresponsive. 

Epilepsy commonly occurs in two groups: children born with the disease and adults who develop it due to degenerative diseases or trauma. Learn more.

We live in a noisy world, both figuratively and literally. It may surprise you the noises you’re exposed to everyday might actually damage your hearing.

Treatment and management of epilepsy continues to improve. With the right diagnosis and treatment, most patients can live a normal life. 

Alena Balasanova, MD, explains the uniqueness of our Addiction Services Program.

The prevalence of thyroid cancer is on the rise and is increasingly more common in young women. The fifth most common cancer in women, and 12th overall among both men and women, it is also one of the most treatable, with a five-year survival rate of 98.1 percent.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the United States. We provide some statistics, along with signs someone might have had a traumatic brain injury.