Behavioral Health, Epilepsy, Neurosciences

Epilepsy surgery when medication doesn’t work

If medication fails in controlling epilepsy, there is still hope. Medication failure means that two different medicines have not controlled your epilepsy. Surgery for epilepsy is an alternative means of…

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Dementia, Memory, Neurosciences

What to consider as you age and contemplate whether it’s time to stop driving

Driving and aging, dementia or other memory loss conditions are hard topics to discuss with loved ones. When to stop driving is a difficult thing to consider for yourself, as it can…

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Movement Disorders, Neurosciences

Young Parkinson’s patient uses restaurant contacts to help produce Denim & Diamonds Gala Celebration

Jason Smith always assumed the tremor in his right hand was caused by drinking a lot of coffee. Turns out, it actually was one of the first symptoms of young-onset…

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Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

Early symptoms of MS can vary widely, but will typically trace back to neurological impairment

Early symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) can start to appear in adolescence, but the disease tends to develop in adults between the ages of 20 and 40. MS tends to…

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Movement Disorders, Neurosciences, Parkinson’s Disease

Doctor’s passion led to neurology after grandfather’s Parkinson’s diagnosis

For Jason L. Crowell, M.D., working in medicine and fighting Parkinson’s disease are personal. One of the newest neurologists on staff at Norton Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Crowell grew up watching…

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Behavioral Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

Knowing your MS triggers can help reduce worsening symptoms or relapses

Multiple sclerosis (MS) triggers that worsen symptoms or cause a relapse can include stress, heart disease and smoking. While some are easier to avoid than others, maintaining a healthy lifestyle…

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Epilepsy, Migraine and Headaches, Neurosciences

Never felt better: Louisville native returns and gets epilepsy and migraine team care

To say the teen years aren’t easy would be an understatement for Katie Deppe. When she was 14, Katie saw several doctors for unexplained symptoms before spending two weeks at…

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Migraine and Headaches, Neurosciences

Migraine can get in the way of work — be open with your supervisors about your condition

Migraine attacks can be debilitating, making work difficult, if not impossible. On average, people who have migraine miss 4 1/2 days of work every year because of their condition. There…

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Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

An advocate for patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

Getting a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis can cause anxiety and concern about treatment as well as about finding your way through a medical world that can seem alien at times….

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Neurosciences

Excruciating face pain can be relieved through new clinic

James Wimsatt enjoys the occasional round of golf, attending sporting events and spending time with his four daughters. But a severe case of trigeminal neuralgia brought most of life’s enjoyable…

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Dementia, Neurosciences

Making family gatherings easier for those with dementia

Family gatherings might include struggling with many emotionally-charged issues, including a family member with dementia. Nationally-known educator and occupational therapist Teepa Snow, M.S., OTR/L, FAOTA, recently led a virtual presentation…

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Epilepsy, Neurosciences

How do I know if I had a seizure?

If you think you had a seizure for the first time, what should you do? If you believe you had your first seizure, you should go to the emergency room….

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