A late-stage study has shown promising results for the effectiveness of fenfluramine in people with an ultra-rare form of epilepsy - CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD).

Our exhibition in the House of Commons for National Epilepsy Week has really pushed epilepsy up the political agenda. We held a reception last Wednesday 21st May with guest speakers including the ...

Eamonn is a restaurant and bar manager and he was diagnosed with epilepsy aged 18. He didn’t have any symptoms before his first seizure which started when he was getting ready for work one morning.

The artisan chocolate company, founded by Sam, got creative with a range of fundraising ideas. From a sponsored leg wax (complete with purple wax!) to handmade chocolate teddy bears and purple lattes, ...

We are thrilled to announce that Sanjay Sisodiya has been appointed to the new role of Transformation Director at the Epilepsy Society. Professor Sisodiya will combine this role with his clinical and ...

Our Director of Genomics, Professor Sanjay Sisodiya, is a co-author of a Nature Review Perspective, exploring how climate change is affecting human health globally. In this Perspective, the research ...

The Epilepsy Society has welcomed the findings of an international study that throws new light on why some people with focal epilepsy do not respond to anti-seizure medications. It is the first ...

Rosie Wrighting is one of just 10 Gen Z MPs. She is the youngest female to be elected at the last election and has recently been appointed as a Labour Health Champion. But here she puts politics to ...

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is to accelerate action for gender equality so we grabbed five minutes with the incredible consultant neurologist and epilepsy researcher, Dr Meneka ...

Forty-five MPs have joined the Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Action and SUDEP Action in calling on Health Secretary Wes Streeting to end the misery endured by people with epilepsy as they struggle to get ...

People with a rare form of epilepsy in England will now have a new treatment option to try following approval by NICE. Fenfluramine had previously been approved by the Scottish Government as a ...