Epilepsy Information PDFs

Genetics is the scientific study of how certain features and characteristics are passed on, or ‘inherited’ from parents to their children before the children are born, and the effect a person’s genes has on their health.

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

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.

EASEE® (Epicranial Application of Stimulation Electrodes for Epilepsy) is a new device to reduce the number of seizures for people with drug-resistant focal seizures.

A guide for parents and teachers.

Everyone feels anxious at times. When you are frightened or feel threatened, your heart beats faster, your muscles tense and your body prepares you to ‘fight’ the threat, or to run away from it – ‘flight’.

We all feel low and depressed sometimes, without it being a medical problem. Like anxiety, depression is a problem when the unhappy feelings do not go away and it affects daily life: eating, sleeping, or being able to get out of bed

Information designed to help GPs to deliver healthcare to people with epilepsy.

Diagnosing epilepsy usually involves collecting information from different tests, finding out what happens before, during, and after your seizures, and speaking to someone else who might have seen your seizures.

Finding out more about a student’s epilepsy, and their seizures, can help you to better understand how it affects them, and what help and support might be useful for them.