At work. “I had a note from my GP stating all I needed was a phased return to work after being off due to my epilepsy. I was not allowed to return to work.” If you work with someone who has epilepsy, ...

Epilepsy is a condition that affects the brain, causing repeated seizures Anyone can have a one-off seizure, but it doesn’t always mean they have epilepsy People are usually only diagnosed with ...

Impact on more working people claiming PIP With this bill, the government says it wants to help get more people into work and save £5 billion by 2030. The government says some people will benefit from ...

Two national NHS clinical trials will investigate the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in adults and children with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Prof Finbar ...

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 ...

A new fibre-optic laser therapy for people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy will be offered on the NHS, with the first of these surgeries taking place in early 2023. This new technology allows ...

While Claudia was at school, she was given a diagnosis of autism. She said: “Ever since my school days, I have always worried about what people think of me as I have always been judged for being quiet ...

Pioneering research in DBS for epilepsy was conducted by Dr Francisco Velasco and his team in Mexico. They targeted several brain regions and found that patients responded very well to treatment, ...

Laser interstitial thermal therapy – known as LITT – is a treatment for epilepsy that uses heat from a laser beam to destroy damaged areas of the brain that cause seizures. This treatment is also ...

Healthcare professionals with expertise in epilepsy can now access and prescribe cenobamate more easily, after an update to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations.

Experts at the University of Queensland, Australia, have developed medicine based on spider venom which could help treat some forms of genetic epilepsy. Professor Glenn King from the university’s ...

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) epilepsy open access service in Newport, Wales has closed due to inadequate staffing and sick leave, Epilepsy Action has heard. It is currently ...