Find out about epilepsy surgery for children, including surgery options, and the possible risks and benefits of having ...

A ‘brain pacemaker’ aiming to reduce seizures in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy is now available on the NHS. The device is called EASEE (Epicranial Application of Stimulation Electrodes for ...

Kami Kountcheva | Experts at the University of Queensland have developed medicine based on spider venom which could help treat some forms of genetic epilepsy. Experts at the University of Queensland, ...

Kami Kountcheva | Two national NHS epilepsy clinical trials will investigate the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in adults and children with epilepsy Two ...

A study from the University of Birmingham has found that epileptiform discharges may be linked to sleep cycles or the hormone cortisol, or both. Cortisol is a hormone that plays a role in stress ...

Kami Kountcheva | Consultant neurosurgeon, Mr Jibril Osman Farah, who is delivering laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) treatment at the Walton Centre in Liverpool, answers our questions about ...

Kami Kountcheva | The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) epilepsy open access service in Newport, Wales, has reopened. The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) epilepsy open ...

Kami Kountcheva | The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its updated guidelines on menopause today, but Epilepsy Action warns that epilepsy has been left behind in ...

Medicine shortages are becoming “shockingly” commonplace according to a report from the Nuffield Trust. It said the past two years had seen “constantly elevated medicines shortages” and a “frequent ...

Epilepsy Action and Be Broadcast have won two PRCA Dare Awards for their joint work in National Epilepsy Week 2023 to tackle public seizure stigma. The companies were given the Best Use of Data and ...

A new fibre-optic laser therapy for people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy will be offered on the NHS, with the first of these surgeries taking place in early 2023. This new technology allows ...

Rebecca Lock & Kami Kountcheva | Claudia talks about living with epilepsy and autism – from dealing with public ignorance around seizures to navigating social situations. Epilepsy can often be ...