Epilepsy surgery can be a treatment option for some children who have seizures that are not well controlled by medicines. Find out more about epilepsy brain surgery for children, including benefits ...

Kami Kountcheva | Sharing tips and information on exam support for children with epilepsy, and how to manage stress around exams With school exams in full swing around the UK over the last month, many ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has estimated that 800,000 current and future recipients of personal independence payments (PIP) will lose on average £4,500 a year as a result of the ...

Pioneering research in DBS for epilepsy was conducted by Dr Francisco Velasco and his team in Mexico. They targeted several brain regions and found that patients responded very well to treatment, ...

We launched our annual volunteer survey in September 2024 and the overall positive response to the survey from our volunteers was reassuring. We felt happy to know we are continuing to provide a ...

Professional rugby union player Tommy Freeman is presenting Epilepsy Action’ BBC Radio 4 Appeal, airing today (25 May). The Radio 4 Appeal is a weekly programme which champions the work of a charity ...

Researchers from Canada have connected air pollution with an increase in the risk of new-onset epilepsy. In a recent paper in the journal Epilepsia, Tresah Anataya and colleagues estimated the link of ...

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 | The International League Against Epilepsy has updated the way seizures are classified to help with clarity and make the terms easier for patients and caregivers. The International ...

Are you ready for the fastest and flattest ever Bradford 10k? Who will beat our 12-year strong race record? With only 210 feet of elevation across the whole course, we are hoping to see lots of new ...

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) epilepsy open access service in Newport, Wales, has reopened after an unexpected closure in November last year.. The service closed without notice ...

An open letter by Carers UK, signed by 108 campaign groups and charities, including Epilepsy Action, is calling out “fundamentally unfair” government rules leaving thousands of carers with debts of up ...