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 ...

The world-renowned SuperHalfs Half Marathon Series sees runners take on six destination half marathons for the chance to get their hands on the coveted SuperHalfs medal and enter the SuperHalfs Hall ...

Kami Kountcheva | Two national NHS epilepsy clinical trials will investigate the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in adults and children with epilepsy Two ...

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 ...

A ‘brain pacemaker’ aiming to reduce seizures in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy is now available on the NHS. The device is called EASEE (Epicranial Application of Stimulation Electrodes for ...

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

Kami Kountcheva | Consultant neurosurgeon, Mr Jibril Osman Farah, who is delivering laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) treatment at the Walton Centre in Liverpool, answers our questions about ...

Sanofi, the manufacturers of Epilim have told us that Epilim modified release granules 1000mg and 750mg are being discontinued. Expected end of supply is September 2025, but this is only an estimate.

Epilepsy Action is opposing proposed changes to Personal Independent Payments (PIP) announced this week by the UK government. The Department for Work and Pensions announced a consultation into the ...

“Somebody helped me that day. I don’t know who they were, but that simple act meant so much to me!” Andy Deighton, 54, from Harrogate, knows firsthand how crucial the support of others can be when you ...

Kami Kountcheva | A new device from the University of Plymouth is aiming to help diagnose neurological conditions in the local community A new brain-monitoring headset, aiming to make diagnosing ...

Kami Kountcheva | Tiny folding implants could make epilepsy surgery safer and improve diagnosis, say UK researchers. Tiny folding implants could make epilepsy surgery safer and improve diagnosis, say ...