Our award winning UK helpline offers free, confidential advice to anyone affected by epilepsy. We are open 8:30 – 5:00 Monday to Friday and 10 – 4 on Saturdays. You can also send us your questions at ...

Helping someone having a seizure doesn’t have to be scary. Start to time the seizure, and clear the area of anything that might be harmful. You could also check if the person has a medical ID or ...

Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect both sides of the brain from the start. When this happens, the seizure is called a generalised tonic-clonic or bilateral ...

Having epilepsy comes with certain risks. Although it rarely happens, it is important to know about the risk of dying from epilepsy. Although it may feel worrying, it’s important to know about all the ...

Find out more about epilepsy, the symptoms, how to get a diagnosis, treatments and more.

As you get older, you’re able to start making decisions about the things that are most important to you. It’s an exciting time, but being a young person with epilepsy can have its challenges too! On ...

Our award winning UK helpline offers free, confidential advice to anyone affected by epilepsy. We are open 8:30 – 5:00 Monday to Friday and 10 – 4 on Saturdays. You can also send us your questions at ...

If you have seizures which can’t be controlled with epilepsy medicines, and you are not able to have epilepsy brain surgery, then vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy may be an option for you. The ...

Parenting is an exciting and challenging time in anyone’s life. Epilepsy can be part of that challenge. Whether you’re a parent with epilepsy, or you care for a child with epilepsy, we’re here for you ...

You can make a difference for people with epilepsy. Whether you want to donate, fundraise with us or volunteer your time, here are ways you can support our work. Making a regular donation to Epilepsy ...

Who gets infantile epileptic spasms syndrome? About 1 in 3,000 children develop IESS. It usually begins in the first year of life, mainly between the ages of four and eight months. A cause will be ...

Epilepsy medicines are often available in different versions made by different companies. It can be worrying if you receive a different form of your usual epilepsy medicine. But there are rules to ...