Epilepsy Information PDFs

Printable Identity card with basic first aid guidance, details about your seizures and emergency contacts.

For a printed copy, call the helpline on 0300 102 0024. 

Issues for women and girls.

An introduction to epileptic seizures

How epilepsy is diagnosed

A guide for parents and teachers.

Anyone can have a single seizure at some point in their life. For some people this can be a frightening and upsetting event.

A guide for young people with epilepsy.

The effects of consuming alcohol and drugs.

An introduction to anti-seizure medication.

Information about therapies that may help to promote wellbeing.

Being a carer for someone with epilepsy: what help is available and organisations that can help.

An overview and details of some specific epilepsy syndromes.

Some of the benefits you may be eligible to apply for, depending on how your epilepsy affects you, and your financial situation.

Tips for helping you to follow a balanced diet and stay healthy.

Driving regulations and help with travel costs.

Driving regulations for Group 1 driving licences (cars, motorcycles and mopeds) and includes a flow chart to help you find out how the regulations apply to you.

Whether someone’s epilepsy affects their job depends on whether they have seizures, what their seizures are like and how often they happen.

A clear care pathway to show you what to do from the first seizure to referrals and reviews.

Our guide for pharmacists.

What epilepsy surgery involves, who can have surgery and pre-surgical tests.

How exercise can help relieve stress levels and improve overall health.

A list of facts and statistics about epilepsy.

What effect does fasting have on epilepsy.

Sources of help and support.

What to do if someone has a seizure.

How to get the same version of your ASMs with each prescription.

How epilepsy might affect you.

Information about a medical dietary treatment for some people with hard to control epilepsy.

Why and how often learning disabilities happen alongside epilepsy, and issues around behaviour.

Potential links between epilepsy and mood.

How your pharmacist can help you with your epilepsy.

Some of the issues around epilepsy and memory, and what might help.

Details about therapeutic drug monitoring.

Possible triggers for photosensitive epilepsy and ways to avoid triggers - What can be useful to know about someone's epilepsy and seizures.

Information to help a doctor to confirm a diagnosis or identify the type of seizures someone is having.

How to put somebody in the recovery position after their seizure has stopped.

How epilepsy can affect your relationships.

Information on how to manage safety and risk for those with epilepsy. 

Information on the complex relationship between epilepsy and sleep.

This factsheet looks at the links between stress and epilepsy.

Information on SUDEP, as well as the risk factors and how to reduce your risk.

Some ideas to consider if you are planning to travel.

How VNS therapy works, who it may help and side effects.

Details of free prescriptions, benefits, travel costs, and help from social services and for carers.

Epilepsy is a neurological condition where there is a tendency to have seizures that start in the brain. 

How to report side effects not listed on the patient information leaflet that comes with your medication.

Suggested topics that you may want to cover in your epilepsy review with your GP or neurologist.

Download our free "Calm, Cushion, Call" poster and display it in a prominent place such as a school, workplace, surgery or library, as long as you have permission.

Contact details for our confidential helpline.

For a printed copy, call the helpline on 0300 102 0024.

Includes a page to note medication changes, side effects, and a summary to show your doctor.

Step-by-step first aid for seizures.

For a printed copy, call the helpline on 0300 102 0024.