Medical cannabis or cannabidiol (CBD) is legal in the UK. Specialists may prescribe it to treat certain types of epilepsy.

Zoe Gude and consultant neurologist Dr Antonio Valentin talk about Deep Brain Stimulation and its potential for the future.

Two national NHS trials will investigate safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in refractory epilepsy.

Claudia now wants to share her experience about both epilepsy and autism to help others who may be going through similar experiences, and raise awareness of how epilepsy and autism can collide to get ...

Experts at the University of Queensland have developed medicine based on spider venom which could help treat some forms of genetic epilepsy.

A ‘brain pacemaker’ aiming to reduce seizures in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy is now available on the NHS.

A study from the University of Birmingham has found that epileptiform discharges may be linked to sleep cycles or the hormone cortisol, or both. Cortisol is a hormone that plays a role in stress ...

An open letter, signed by 108 charities, is calling out “fundamentally unfair” government rules leaving thousands of carers with huge debts.

Consultant neurosurgeon, Mr Jibril Osman Farah, answers our questions about laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT).

A new fibre-optic laser therapy for people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy will be offered on the NHS, with the first of these surgeries taking place in early 2023. This new technology allows ...

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) epilepsy open access service in Newport, Wales, has reopened after an unexpected closure in November last year. The service closed without notice ...

Epilepsy Action is the only epilepsy charity with PIF TICK accreditation for its information Epilepsy Action has been awarded PIF TICK accreditation for a further year. The certification recognises ...