Jan 17, 2023 · An update on the number of new cases of epilepsy and the number of people with epilepsy in the UK has found differences between the nations.

Self-limited epilepsy with autonomic seizures (SeLEAS) is a type of epilepsy syndrome that mainly affects young children. It’s called self-limited because nearly all children will stop having seizures within 1 or 2 years. SeLEAS used to be known as Panayiotopoulos syndrome.

Oct 25, 2024 · Two national NHS trials will investigate safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in refractory epilepsy.

Find out about different seizure types and helping with first aid for seizures. How to keep someone safe by following some simple steps.

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 make sure the risks of switching to a different version of your medicine are low.

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy involves having a small device implanted under the skin to try help reduce your seizures.

Seizures in babies and infants It can be a worrying time if you think your baby is having seizures. Sometimes it is hard to tell whether a behaviour is a seizure or not. Some babies and young children have febrile seizures (or febrile convulsions). These are not epilepsy and are caused by having a high temperature. The sections below describe some of …

Diagnosing epilepsy can take time and your doctor may suggest having some tests. We explain how an epilepsy diagnosis is confirmed.

How do we describe different types of seizure? The International League Against Epilepsy is a world-wide organisation of epilepsy professionals. In 2017 they published a paper describing different types of epileptic seizures (a classification system). They updated the words that medical professionals do and don’t use when describing types of …

Epilepsy with generalised tonic-clonic seizures alone or GTCA is an epilepsy syndrome with seizures that mainly happen after waking up.