Neuroscience Articles

Boosting Your Brain Health with What You Eat

Health advice seems to evolve daily, but one topic is steadfast: our diet has huge impacts on our overall well-being, including our brain health. Jason Maljaars, MD, neurologist with St. Francis Health and medical director of the St. Francis Stroke Program, discusses...

Baton Rouge mother grateful for every moment after quick treatment helped her recover from a stroke at age 29

It was a routine day in June 2019 when Jessica Pannell dropped off her daughter at daycare. But, within minutes, things took a drastic turn. Pannell couldn’t see the papers to sign her daughter in for the day. When she tried to wave goodbye, she could barely make out...

Abbeville plumber back to work after stroke thanks to his wife’s quick thinking and fast care at Our Lady of Lourdes

Connie Gremillion was in her Abbeville home the morning of January 22, 2023, when she heard a sudden crash from the kitchen. Startled, she ran to the room to find her husband Brian on the floor trying to pick up pieces of a coffee cup he dropped. “I asked him what had...

Stroke Recovery in the Middle Years

At 49, Shannon's life took an unexpected turn when a stroke struck without warning. “When I woke up, I was not able to move. I tried to move, but when I got up, I fell,” Shannon says. “My niece had noticed there's something wrong, so she called 911. They came and took...