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News  •   August 22, 2024

In October 2023, 13-year-old Oran Knowlson became the UK’s first patient to undergo a ground-breaking trial of a new device that uses deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat epilepsy. This ...

News  •   March 7, 2024

Epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, although separate conditions, may have a connection based on emerging research. Research published on 24 January 2024 revealed that people with epilepsy are twice as likely ...

News  •   October 18, 2023

SUDEP Action Day was first launched in 2014 as SUDEP Awareness Day. Its purpose was to raise awareness of SUDEP and teach people to manage the risks associated with it. ...

News  •   October 10, 2023

In 2018, the law changed to allow the use of medical cannabis in the UK. This means doctors and specialists can now prescribe cannabis-based medicines to their patients. What is ...

News  •   June 22, 2023

Everyone who has epilepsy experiences it differently. With good management, a lot of people with epilepsy can live a normal life. Others, though, have symptoms that are more difficult to ...

Epilepsy  •   June 26, 2015

In the latest story line from Emmerdale, Vicar Ashley Thomas has developed Epilepsy. Emmerdale, which attracts a regular audience of around 5 million viewers will be a fantastic opportunity to ...

News  •   March 26, 2015

March 26th marks an important day for organisations such as ourselves as we celebrate Purpleday 2015. This is an international day to help raise awareness of Epilepsy around the world. ...

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