While Epilepsy Society welcomes innovations in research and improved treatments, Professor Matthias Koepp, welcomed the news with caution noting that: “While AI has been used for quite a while for ...

The government has announced that millions of people will now be able to search for and sign up to lifechanging clinical trials, via the NIHR Be Part of Research service on the NHS App, allowing ...

Our helpline is busier than ever, with more and more people needing emotional support and vital information. This National Epilepsy Awareness Week, your donation, no matter the amount, can help us ...

Closing curtains and blinds can help to keep a room cool. Keep windows and curtains open early in the morning when the air is cooler. But as the temperature rises, shut doors and windows and close ...

Our step-by-step guide to the recovery position shows you how to help someone recover after a tonic clonic seizure. These steps should be followed once the shaking has stopped. We send monthly ...

Whether to drink alcohol or take recreational drugs is a personal choice, but it is worth knowing the possible effects they could have on your epilepsy. Alcohol or recreational drugs can cause ...

Epilepsy is the tendency to have seizures that start in the brain. Over 600,000 people in the UK have epilepsy. However, up to 70% (7 in 10) of people with epilepsy could have their seizures ...

Anyone can develop epilepsy, at any time of life. It happens in people of all ages. There are over 600,000 people with epilepsy in the UK. Epilepsy varies greatly and affects everyone differently.

Here is a list of anti-seizure medication (ASM), previously called anti-epileptic drugs or AEDs. Each medication listed includes a link to information about what type of seizures the ASMs are used for ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

Sodium valproate is an effective anti-seizure medication (ASM), and for some people with epilepsy it is the only medication that controls their seizures. Various different forms of sodium valproate ...