Children over the age of two and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in Scotland can now be prescribed the ...

A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Epilepsy Society, including Professor Sanjay Sisodiya and Angeliki Vakrinou has been published in the Brain Communications Journal. The study ...

Ley Sander is Professor of Neurology, Head of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Consultant Neurologist at UCLH National Hospital for ...

Working with our Director of Genomics Professor Sisodiya, Angeliki is conducting a PhD project on Clinical Genomic Risk Profiling in Epilepsy. Her research uses whole genome sequencing (WGS) to ...

Genetic testing could mean a new world of personalised treatment that transforms lives. By understanding more about each person's genes, we will understand more about their epilepsy and how to treat ...

As part of our medications shortages campaign, our CEO Clare Pelham was interviewed on BBC Look North, alongside the mother of 44-year-old David Crompton who tragically died last December after being ...

Anyone can develop epilepsy, at any time of life. It happens in people of all ages. There are over 600,000 people with epilepsy in the UK. Epilepsy varies greatly and affects everyone differently.

Our step-by-step guide to the recovery position shows you how to help someone recover after a tonic clonic seizure. These steps should be followed once the shaking has stopped. We send monthly ...

The Epilepsy Society has written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, following the death of a 44-year old man with epilepsy, after he was given an IOU for medication to control his seizures. We have ...

Having a good night’s sleep can be important for everyone. Research suggests that getting good sleep, and dreaming, can help our brains create meaning from the day’s experiences, and help strengthen ...