Kami Kountcheva | Honorary President of Epilepsy Action, Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunningham OBE, has been named on the King’s New Year Honours List 2025. Honorary President of Epilepsy Action, ...

When your child is diagnosed with epilepsy, education is likely to be one of your first concerns. Many children, especially once their epilepsy is controlled by medicine, are unlikely to need any ...

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Kami Kountcheva | A blood pressure medication could help prevent post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), according to new research. A blood pressure medication could help prevent post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), ...

Medical cannabis is legal in the UK. This means that in some circumstances, specialist doctors may prescribe it to treat epilepsy. On this page, we talk about the different types of medical cannabis ...

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 ...

We know that for some people with epilepsy, cannabis-based medicines can be effective in controlling seizures. We are campaigning for more research into cannabis-based medicines as well as for more ...

The ketogenic diet, or ketogenic diet therapy, is sometimes used as a treatment for epilepsy. For some children and adults, the ketogenic diet helps to control their seizures. There are different ...

What is an MRI scan? MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. The MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images (pictures) of tissues, organs and other structures inside ...