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 ...

Epilepsy varies greatly and affects everyone differently. If you or someone you know has epilepsy, you may find it helpful to learn more. Here are some basic facts about epilepsy and where to get more ...

A list of anti-seizure medication (ASM), previously called anti-epileptic drugs or AEDs, with links to information.

Whether to drink alcohol or take recreational drugs is a personal choice, but it is worth knowing the possible effects they could have on your epilepsy. Alcohol or recreational drugs can cause ...

A late-stage study has shown promising results for the effectiveness of fenfluramine in people with an ultra-rare form of epilepsy - CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD).

Epilepsy is often misunderstood with different facts and myths surrounding the condition despite over 600,000 people in the UK having epilepsy. We want to dispel the many myths that still exist and ...

Epilepsy surgery is the name for the different types of brain surgery (also called neurosurgery) that some people with epilepsy have, to stop or reduce their seizures. Epilepsy surgery is carried out ...

Our training courses are aimed at those who care for adults with epilepsy. Learn about the causes of epilepsy, how epilepsy is diagnosed, seizure triggers, first aid for different types of seizures ...

For some people, certain situations can trigger (set off) a seizure. Common triggers include lack of sleep, stress, alcohol, and not taking their prescribed anti-seizure medication (ASM). Triggers don ...

A Alarms Alcohol Anti-epileptic drugs Anxiety Appointments - with your doctor or nurse B Benefit forms (completing) Benefits (welfare) Branded and generic anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) Buccal midazolam ...

Absence seizures are more common in children than in adults, and can happen very frequently. Typical absences During a typical absence the person becomes blank and unresponsive for a few seconds. They ...

The ketogenic diet may help reduce seizures and have other positive effects. Dietary treatments for epilepsy are specialised, and need to be supervised by trained medical specialists. What is the ...