What is epilepsy? What are epilpetic seizures? What triggers seizures? Answers to these (and other important) questions about epilepsy.

Our award winning UK helpline offers free, confidential advice to anyone affected by epilepsy. We are open 8:30 – 5:00 Monday to Friday and 10 – 4 on Saturdays. You can also send us your questions at ...

All professional members receive the digital magazines Epilepsy Professional and Paediatric Epilepsy Current Awareness Service (PECAS), as well as online access to Seizure – the European Journal of ...

Epilepsy Action is the working name of British Epilepsy Association, a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 234343) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 797997) in England.

Our short tips for how to have the conversation and what to do if someone tells you they have epilepsy. Educate yourself about epilepsy – Epilepsy Action has plenty of resources to help you understand ...

Can I have vagus nerve stimulation therapy? The National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) guidelines say that VNS therapy may be an option for you if:. You have drug-resistant epilepsy.This means ...

We have a range of training options to help businesses, charities and other organisations support people with epilepsy in professional environments. This online session connects you with one of our ...

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 ...

Research into the development and benefits of seizure alarms and monitors is ongoing. There isn’t enough evidence yet to show that using a seizure alarm or monitor can guarantee someone’s safety ...

One in 107 people in the UK have epilepsy, with 80 people being diagnosed every day. Many are left feeling scared, confused and alone. Epilepsy Action is here to help, to make sure that as many people ...

Epilepsy should be diagnosed by a specialist doctor with experience in diagnosing and treating epilepsy. For adults this is usually a neurologist (a doctor specialising in conditions that affect the ...

Absence seizures are a type of generalised onset seizure, meaning both sides of your brain are affected from the start. In the past, absence seizures were called petit-mal seizures. The two most ...