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X-ray services are offered in Faribault, Minnesota. An X-ray is a quick, painless test that produces images of the structures inside your body, particularly your bones. X-ray beams can pass through yo...

Bone density testing is available in Faribault, Minnesota. A bone density test determines if you have osteoporosis, which is a disease that causes bones to become more fragile and more likely to break...

Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and, sometimes, loss of conscious...

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. A stroke is a ...

Neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic Health System are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of the entire nervous system, including your brain, spinal cord and spinal column, as well as the nerves throughou...

Almost everyone experiences at least one headache at some time during his or her life. According to the World Health Organization, about 50% of all adults have regular headaches. They can slow yo...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...