People belonging to ethnic minorities are lacking access to epilepsy care, according to a new study from Manchester, published in Seizure journal. The researchers studied 1,609 adults attending ...

There are some things about living with epilepsy that are important to talk to your healthcare professional about. Talking about the following things can help you better understand your condition and ...

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Welcome to a safe, friendly, and supportive space for people in Blackpool living with epilepsy, as well as their families, friends, and carers. This group is here to help you connect, share ...

Two national NHS clinical trials will investigate the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in adults and children with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Prof Finbar ...

Kami Kountcheva | Honorary President of Epilepsy Action, Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunningham OBE, has been named on the King’s New Year Honours List 2025. Honorary President of Epilepsy Action, ...

A new awareness campaign, launched this week, is shining a light on the discrimination people with epilepsy often face around friendships, dating and work. Epilepsy Action’s ‘If I told you…’ campaign ...

A new study from the journal Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine has revealed a link between the medication gabapentin and the risk of dementia and reduced learning and thinking skills (cognitive ...

EASEE® (Epicranial Application of Stimulation Electrodes for Epilepsy) is a low invasive neurostimulation system developed by German company Precisis for patients who suffer for focalised drug ...

Healthcare professionals with expertise in epilepsy can now access and prescribe cenobamate more easily, after an update to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations.

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, ...

Epilepsy can often be accompanied by other conditions, and one of those is autism. There are around 630,000 people with epilepsy in the UK, and around 700,000 autistic people. Research suggests that ...