This webpage looks at the links between wellbeing and epilepsy and provides practical tips, including the 5 ways to wellbeing ...

Kami Kountcheva | Senior coroner warns “future deaths will occur unless action is taken”, after aninquest into the death of a man whose pharmacy sent an ‘IOU’ instead of his epilepsy medication. A ...

Kami Kountcheva | A new study has used national level electronic health records to track use of sodium valproate in men and women across England and Wales. A new study has used national level ...

To round off an amazing year of winners, we awarded our final Epilepsy Star award for 2024 to two incredible children, Frankie and Aisha, who used their quick thinking to help their mums when they ...

Find out more about epilepsy, the symptoms, how to get a diagnosis, treatments and more.

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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, ...

Find out how periods and menopause could link to your epilepsy.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...