The Latest Breaking News from Epilepsy

A family have spoken of how they were regularly dismissed over their son's seizures before the Edinburgh Sick Kids diagnosed young Asher with a rare brain condition.

Something like 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. While the majority of these people are able to use medications to manage and prevent their seizures, around one-third don’t respond well to these treatments. In such cases, the only option available to bring seizures under control is to remove the part…

Fourteen-year-old Olivia Anderson was diagnosed with focal epilepsy in 2020 but also has non-epileptic seizures which present concerning symptoms

In the UK, around 1,000 people die from causes related to epilepsy, with many of the deaths thoughts to be avoidable. Here we take a closer look at the condition and some of the early warning signs to be aware of

Doctors had originally diagnosed her with anxiety and depression before she was put on medication for 18 months

Move will help up to 150 patients a year whose condition has not responded positively to anti-seizure drugs

The therapy will benefit up to 150 patients every year

The therapy uses a 1.5mm-wide probe with the laser at its tip, which is inserted into the skull.

Doctors initially diagnosed Becca Banks with anxiety and depression

Doctors initially diagnosed Becca Banks with anxiety and depression

From his career in the Army to a life-changing medical diagnosis in his 30s, Ryan O’Connor doesn’t view life’s obstacles as roadblocks but rather as challenges he can overcome.