Kami Kountcheva | Honorary President of Epilepsy Action, Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunningham OBE, has been named on the King’s New Year Honours List 2025. Honorary President of Epilepsy Action, ...

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Medical cannabis is legal in the UK. This means that in some circumstances, specialist doctors may prescribe it to treat epilepsy. On this page, we talk about the different types of medical cannabis ...

Looking for information on children's epilepsy surgery? You can find our information on children’s epilepsy surgery here. Epilepsy surgery could be for you if you have drug resistant epilepsy. This ...

What is an MRI scan? MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. The MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images (pictures) of tissues, organs and other structures inside ...

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...

Tonic seizures can be generalised onset, meaning they affect both sides of the brain from the start. Or they can be focal onset, meaning they start in just one side of the brain. If a tonic seizure ...

Why not consider running the Brighton Marathon in 2025 and making a comeback for London in 2026.

Kami Kountcheva | A blood pressure medication could help prevent post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), according to new research. A blood pressure medication could help prevent post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), ...

Why not consider running in Brighton in 2025 and making a comeback for London in 2026. It’s not too late to enter the Brighton Marathon 2025.

Epilepsy surgery is a treatment option for some people with seizures that can’t be controlled by taking epilepsy medicines. There are different types of brain surgery that can be used to treat ...

Kami Kountcheva | Epilepsy Action chief executive, Philip Lee, has stepped down after more than 37 years at the organisation. Epilepsy Action chief executive, Philip Lee, has stepped down after more ...