What is medical cannabis? ‘Medical cannabis’ is a term used to describe a range of cannabis-based medicines. The cannabis plant contains hundreds of natural chemicals. The two most commonly-known ...

At work. “I had a note from my GP stating all I needed was a phased return to work after being off due to my epilepsy. I was not allowed to return to work.” If you work with someone who has epilepsy, ...

Pioneering research in DBS for epilepsy was conducted by Dr Francisco Velasco and his team in Mexico. They targeted several brain regions and found that patients responded very well to treatment, ...

Epilepsy is a serious neurological condition that can affect anyone at any age and from any walk of life. There are 630,000 people with epilepsy living in the UK, around one in every 100 people. Every ...

C – Comfort Cushion their head with something soft, to protect them from injury and keep them comfortable A – Action Start to time the seizure, and clear the area of anything that might be harmful.

Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect both sides of the brain from the start. When this happens, the seizure is called a generalised tonic-clonic or bilateral ...

Epilepsy surgery is a treatment option for some people with seizures that can’t be controlled by taking epilepsy medicines. There are different types of brain surgery that can be used to treat ...

Atonic 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. Atonic seizures are ...

Epilepsy Action has looked long and hard at the available scientific evidence around cannabis based treatments for epilepsy - here is our latest info. Cannabis contains chemicals that occur naturally ...

Weighing up the risks of drinking alcohol Drinking alcohol can affect your epilepsy, so it’s good to understand the risks and how to drink alcohol safely. Socialising with friends and family can be ...

National Doodle Day WILL Return! Last year saw us celebrate our biggest EVER National Doodle Day, with the support of more than 600 artists, illustrators & celebrities that got doodling to raise funds ...

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 ...