People with a rare form of epilepsy in England will now have a new treatment option to try following approval by NICE.

Children over the age of two and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in Scotland can now be prescribed the ...

Working with our Director of Genomics Professor Sisodiya, Angeliki is conducting a PhD project on Clinical Genomic Risk Profiling in Epilepsy. Her research uses whole genome sequencing (WGS) to ...

As part of our medications shortages campaign, our CEO Clare Pelham was interviewed on BBC Look North, alongside the mother of 44-year-old David Crompton who tragically died last December after being ...

A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Epilepsy Society, including Professor Sanjay Sisodiya and Angeliki Vakrinou has been published in the Brain Communications Journal. The study ...

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 ...

Having a good night’s sleep can be important for everyone. Research suggests that getting good sleep, and dreaming, can help our brains create meaning from the day’s experiences, and help strengthen ...

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.

Everyone feels anxious at times. When you are frightened, or feel threatened, your heart beats faster, your muscles tense, and your body prepares you to ‘fight’ the threat, or to run away from it – ...

Diagnosing epilepsy is not simple. Doctors gather lots of different information to assess the causes of seizures. If you have had two or more seizures that started in the brain you may be diagnosed ...