Palmetto Health-USC Neuroscience

“I never thought I was at risk”

The Stroke Center quickly treated Elizabeth Garrison after she was brought in by friends with stroke symptoms. Young and in good health, the pediatric caregiver never thought she was at risk for having a stroke.

“They gave me answers when I never had answers before.”

Erica Hollis could not control her near-daily seizures from temporal lobe epilepsy with medication and sought help from the neuroscience team at Prisma Health.

“An incredible personality”

Josephine LaRoche's chromosomal disorder isn't getting in the way of her happiness.

“An awesome spirit”

Raoul Jenkins II was driving to see friends when he suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.

Back to himself after five days

Six-year-old Marcus Williams suffered a stroke and seizure as a result his moyamoya disease.

Brain aneurysms: Causes, symptoms and treatments

Cerebral aneurysms happen when a weak or thin spot on a blood vessel in the brain balloons out and fills with blood.

“I thank God I’m still here”

Tonya Williams' family responded quickly to help save her life after she suffered a stroke while sleeping.

“It was just a complete healing”

While talking to a friend at home, Betty Gaetan started feeling the worst headache of her life.

“I’ve got my life back”

Robert Lentz was being treated for a bleed in his brain when another unruptured brain aneurysm was discovered.

“The gold standard of stroke recovery”

Early recognition helped James Rawl fully recover from his stroke.

“A different feel from other hospitals”

Megan Piasecki's headaches kept getting worse, until she collapsed at school from intracranial hypertension.

Helping uncover Huntington's disease

After her mother was diagnosed with Huntington's disease, Molly Hamilton Cawley wanted to learn more about what her risks might be.