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

Kami Kountcheva | The economic value of disability benefits outweighs the cost, a new report by economists at Pro Bono Economics (PBE) has found. The economic value of disability benefits outweighs ...

Kami Kountcheva | While we lobby the government for long-term solutions and expand our helpline to offer more targeted support around medicine, we share tips to help make sure you’ve always got a ...

Kami Kountcheva | A London man died from a seizure after “a significant number of failings” from health services in the days before his death meant he was left without his epilepsy medication, an ...

Kami Kountcheva | People affected by epilepsy medications while they were in the womb can now seek support from a new Fetal Exposure to Medicines Service (FEMS), available in the north of England.

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Kami Kountcheva | People are having seizures, medical procedures and nursing care in corridors, storerooms and even toilets in UK hospitals says a new report by the Royal College of Nursing. People ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...