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The latest news article from The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) outlines how they protect members of the public with photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) from adverts containing visual effects or techniques which could adversely affect them. 

It’s been the best kept secret on Albert Square but we can now reveal that there is going to be an important epilepsy storyline on Eastenders. Davinder Gulati, the young 17-year-old known as Nugget, suffered from a bleed on his brain having been brutally beaten up by his father at the start of this year.

Sleep issues affect many people and are a common topic among people with epilepsy but the effects might be worse in difficult-to treat, complex and rare disorders, such as alternating hemiplegia in childhood (AHC).  

As the Met Office warns 2025 was set to be to be the hottest year since records began, Professor Sanjay Sisodiya at the Epilepsy Society has advocated that neuroscientists must engage with issues raised by climate change.

New research led by experts from UK universities and Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust, reveals that people living with epilepsy and learning disabilities in England are at risk from earlier death due to a combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities.

A coroner has called for call handlers at an ambulance service to be given more guidance and assistance around when CPR is required, following the tragic death of a young man from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).