Twelve-year-old Maddison marked Purple Day last year with a PowerPoint presentation in front of her whole school, talking about her day-to-day life with epilepsy. Maddison was diagnosed with ...

Ed and his family’s life was turned upside down on 5 June 2023, when his then 10-year-old daughter Lyla had her first seizure. Many more seizures followed in the wait until she was finally diagnosed ...

In a dramatic end to last night’s explosive episode of Corriedale on ITV, David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) had a tonic-clonic seizure in hospital, where survivors of the minibus crash were being treated, ...

With Christmas fast approaching, many people with epilepsy might feel more anxiety than anticipation in the run up to the big day. People can often feel stressed or overwhelmed at this time of year ...

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With the evenings getting dark and cold, the warm glow of our TVs and the inviting comfort of our blankets are looking ever more enticing. And just in time for the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get ...

Kami Kountcheva | Some forms of topiramate and phenobarbital are still out of stock, but government says “most issues” have been resolved. The government has said it is still aware of shortages ...

Epilepsy will affect every child differently. Some children have problems with learning and behaviour, while others don’t. But overall, children with epilepsy are more likely to have these ...

Kami Kountcheva | Six coveted artworks will be included in the raffle, which comes after the most popular National Doodle Day auction to date. Epilepsy Action is holding a raffle of some of its most ...

Those eligible for the autumn 2025 and spring 2026 COVID booster vaccines include people aged over 75, those aged six months to 74 years who have a weakened immune system and those who live in care ...

Kami Kountcheva | The epilepsy community tells all about what absence seizures feel like and we look at some recent research about absence seizures. Seizures are often misinterpreted. Depending on the ...

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 ...