The Latest Breaking News from Epilepsy

Seizures are like sudden electrical storms in the brain. Seizure disorders like epilepsy affect over 65 million people worldwide and can have profound effects on a person’s quality of life, cognitive function and overall well-being. Prolonged seizures called status epilepticus can cause lasting brain damage.

Researchers have analysed data identifying that alcohol increases the risk of around 61 diseases and conditions - some of which were never previously linked to boozing

An obscure bit of brain tissue appears critical to both out-of-body experiences and our sense of being anchored to a physical self.

A neurologist says a gunman who massacred 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue has schizophrenia and epilepsy

Abigail Eldridge from Cornwall, has been described as a "loving and supportive sister" to her older brother Charlie, as well as being a "caring friend with a great sense of humour"

Clodagh has a severe form of epilepsy that causes her to have multiple seizures per day and sometimes go into cardiac arrest

The work between Bristol-based med-tech start-up Neuronostics and the University of Plymouth earned the Partnership with Academia category at the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards

Epilepsy is a condition that affects nearly 630,000 people in the UK

Speaking following National Epilepsy Week, Jo Scott highlighted how she and others with the disorder have been mistaken for being drunk or high when they've had episodes in the past

Early results show promise in trial involving injection of lab-grown inhibitory neurons into brain

Violet Breet was born at 30 weeks with four-limbed cerebral palsy, has cerebral vision impairment, epilepsy and is non-verbal.