All news on the topic: Epilepsy

Medicine shortages are posing a serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists have cautioned.

A coroner has raised concerns over the shortage of epilepsy drugs after a man died when he couldn’t quickly access vital medication.

LBC’s been given exclusive access to a top-secret facility in the Midlands growing medicinal cannabis, as research suggests more prescriptions could help larger numbers of sick people back into work and ease pressure on the health service.

U.S. citizen Kalob Byers, who was detained in Russia on drug smuggling charges after cannabis-infused gummies were discovered in his luggage, has been released from custody.

Trish Hinde was just six years old when her father began abusing her and the following year she began suffering from violent seizures.

Pegabalin has been prescribed to around eight million Brits for ailments including anxiety, epilepsy and nerve pain but has caused people to become hooked on it

Hannah Hiles is one of many epilepsy sufferers experiencing a shortage of drugs such as Tegretol which she relies on to keep seizures as bay and had to get her latest prescription from a pharmacy in London

Steve Ackroyd, 48, who worked on Netflix's Sex Education, experienced his first seizure on June 19, 2022. Months went by before he was eventually diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour

Criminals engaging in a range of online abuse, trolling and predatory behaviour face prosecution under the Online Safety Act which has created a range of new offences

The UCL study examined electro-encephalogram (EEG) scans from ­electrodes in the brains of 25 patients with “focal” epilepsy – where seizures arise from a specific part of the brain as they simultaneously perform a memory test

Health professionals have warned there is a list of growing medications which are suffering from a supply shortage including asthma, HRT, antibiotics and more - here is the full list

Stephanie Vine's XL Bully, Colin, was diagnosed with epilepsy at the end of last year - and now fears she must choose between a dangerous operation that vets say Colin might not survive, or losing her beloved pet

Maisie-Jade Thornton, from Accrington, is thought to have suffered an epileptic seizure while sleeping at her mother's house the day after Boxing Day

Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, which caused her to make up illnesses like leukemia, genetic disorders, epilepsy and other harrowing conditions she forced Gypsy to pretend she had

Maisie-Jade Thornton was found dead in her bed in Accrington, Lancashire, two days after celebrating Christmas with her family after suffering a suspected seizure in her sleep

Kalie and Oscar Sharp have slammed TUI after their niece nearly died when they couldn't find any lifeguards as she started drowning at a hotel pool in the Canary Islands

John Griffiths accused Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, of disability discrimination after he was told that the firm's policy does not allow entry for his son's two carers using his season pass

Caleb McCarthy from Cardiff was a “perfectly normal little boy living a very normal life” until he started experiencing seizures overnight four years ago

Fewer than five NHS prescriptions for unlicensed medical cannabis were given between November 2018 and July 2022, according to data that was released in January

The DVLA has compiled a list of medical conditions, medication and even operations undergone which can seriously impact a person's driving ability

Abbie Smith, 25, has revealed she lost a tooth during an epileptic seizure and was faced with a massive dental bill - so she had to take on a second job as the treatment is not covered by the NHS

A boy has forced a change in the law to protect vulnerable people online after harmful trolls flooded a epileptic support page with flashing images in a sick attempt to spark seizures

The teenager, who has suffered severe seizures his whole life, says he is terrified of catching the bus to college in the mornings, in case someone films him having a fit

The 14 year old was airlifted to a hospital in Spain, where she spent the next three weeks in a coma before being transferred home and treated at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: A grieving family thought there may be hope four days after their baby was pronounced dead - when a friend said they heard crying coming from inside the cemetery. The baby was exhumed, but tragically to no avail