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 ...

Kami Kountcheva | Researchers from the University of California in the US have used a method called optogenetics to find a new possible treatment for seizures. Researchers from the University of ...

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We’re aiming to improve outcomes and experiences during pregnancy for people with epilepsy. If you wish to stay up to date with how this project is proceeding, register your interest by filling in the ...

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 ...

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As part of our ongoing mission to help create a world without limits for people with epilepsy, Epilepsy Action are collaborating with the North East and North Cumbria Learning Disability Network to ...

Kami Kountcheva | The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its updated guidelines on menopause today, but Epilepsy Action warns that epilepsy has been left behind in ...

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