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 ...

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.

This is a pilot service, and we are only able to offer it in Cardiff and the surrounding areas at the moment. I’m Amy and I am the Family Support Officer for Epilepsy Action in Wales. I have lots of ...

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 ...

Helping someone having a seizure doesn’t have to be scary. the seizure continues for more than 5 minutes the person is not regaining consciousness the person goes straight into another seizure the ...

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 ...

Information on living with epilepsy including safety aids, your rights, welfare benefits, what sports can you play and can you drink alcohol?

Rebecca Lock & Kami Kountcheva | Claudia talks about living with epilepsy and autism – from dealing with public ignorance around seizures to navigating social situations. Epilepsy can often be ...

Two national NHS clinical trials will investigate the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in adults and children with treatment-resistant epilepsy.. Prof ...

Will alcohol affect how well my epilepsy medicine works? Excessive drinking can reduce the amount of some epilepsy medicines in the body. This could make you more likely to have a seizure. Alcohol can ...

If you have seizures which can’t be controlled with epilepsy medicines, and you are not able to have epilepsy brain surgery, then vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy may be an option for you. The ...