Advice for carers for people with epilepsy and a learning disability, including information on the link between epilepsy and ...

We know that for some people with epilepsy, cannabis-based medicines can be effective in controlling seizures. We are campaigning for more research into cannabis-based medicines as well as for more ...

Medical cannabis is legal in the UK. This means that in some circumstances, specialist doctors may prescribe it to treat epilepsy. On this page, we talk about the different types of medical cannabis ...

The ketogenic diet, or ketogenic diet therapy, is sometimes used as a treatment for epilepsy. For some children and adults, the ketogenic diet helps to control their seizures. There are different ...

What is an MRI scan? MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. The MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images (pictures) of tissues, organs and other structures inside ...

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...

Tonic seizures can be generalised onset, meaning they affect both sides of the brain from the start. Or they can be focal onset, meaning they start in just one side of the brain. If a tonic seizure ...

Kami Kountcheva | Epilepsy Action chief executive, Philip Lee, has stepped down after more than 37 years at the organisation. Epilepsy Action chief executive, Philip Lee, has stepped down after more ...

As you get older, you’re able to start making decisions about the things that are most important to you. It’s an exciting time, but being a young person with epilepsy can have its challenges too! On ...

Having epilepsy comes with certain risks. Although it rarely happens, it’s important to know about the risk of dying from epilepsy. On this page we talk about why epilepsy can sometimes be a cause of ...

For some people, drinking alcohol is a big part of their social life. This page is to help you understand how alcohol could affect you and your epilepsy. Drinking alcohol can affect your epilepsy, so ...

Status epilepticus is when a seizure lasts a long time or when you have one seizure after another without recovering in between. For some people who are at high risk, status epilepticus emergency ...