As Health Secretary Wes Streeting launched his Red Tape Challenge to free up more GP time for patients, the Epilepsy Society issued a sharp reminder that resolving medication shortages would also ...

The ketogenic diet is one treatment option for children or adults with epilepsy whose seizures are not controlled with anti-seizure medications (ASMs). The diet may help to reduce the number or ...

Different epilepsies are due to many different underlying causes. The causes can be complex, and sometimes hard to identify. A person might start having seizures because they have one or more of the ...

Join our campaign to end medication shortages by asking your MP to write to Health Minister Karin Smyth. Our templated letter is easy to use and will also find your constituency MP according to your ...

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Knowing how to help someone during and after a seizure may help you to feel more confident if a seizure happens. How you can best help someone depends on the type of seizure they have and what happens ...

Sodium valproate can cause serious problems in a developing baby. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued regulations on the way it is prescribed to both men and ...

Generally, having a learning disability does not cause epilepsy, and having epilepsy does not cause a learning disability. Some people may have epilepsy and learning disabilities, and both may be ...

An MRI scan looks at the structure of the brain and may help to find the cause of your epilepsy. During the scan, detailed pictures are produced using strong magnetic fields. Because of the magnetic ...

how epilepsy affects your life; and how epilepsy affects your brain. If any of these links are true for you, focusing on one or two may be easier than trying to deal with several at once. Here are ...