All news on the topic: Epilepsy

Steve Ackroyd, from North London, started suffering seizures but was told by a private neurologist that it was down to having epilepsy - and waved away discrepancies in his CT scans

Abigail Eldridge from Cornwall, has been described as a "loving and supportive sister" to her older brother Charlie, as well as being a "caring friend with a great sense of humour"

Speaking following National Epilepsy Week, Jo Scott highlighted how she and others with the disorder have been mistaken for being drunk or high when they've had episodes in the past

Comedian Jake Lambert tells Laura Cooke how humour helps him to come to terms with his epilepsy

Ava Barry suffered from Dravet Syndrome, a rare neurological condition that affects around one in every 15,000 people in the UK. She tragically died in Cork, Ireland, on Friday

A mum is raising awareness of the early signs of epilepsy after her five-year-old son Ruben was accused of 'daydreaming' in class - he now has around 15 absence seizures a day

Life changed for mum-of-three Lorna Howes when she received a harrowing phone call to say her daughter was fitting at home - now, she worries about her growing up every day

Hannah Deacon helped change the law when she secured cannabis prescription for her severely ill son Alfie Dingley. But now, a "cowboy" CBD firm has been using her name to flog its product

A hospital worker was distracted by the action between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain while trying to take blood from a 19-year-old woman who had recently had a seizure

Colette Fazackerley, 40, was pronounced dead on Easter Sunday (April 9) after police were called to reports of a woman near the train tracks, close to the Ashton Cricket Club

Mum Kate Rodgers was home alone when her son, who was born in July 2018, had a seizure that did not stop. After calling an ambulance, Ronnie needed rescue medication and was diagnosed with epilepsy

Matt Dunn's young daughter Florence suffered with a rare and severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome and his county Surrey have announced that she has tragically passed away

Alice Palmer, 68, was a lifetime carer to daughter Beth, 20, who suffered with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, blindness, and epilepsy. Sadly she died at a young age, and then Alice's husband, John, passed away too

An inquest has heard how a dad suffered an epileptic fit and died on the night of his daughter's funeral after she plummeted from a nightclub balcony following an altercation

Hamburg's 14-year-old winger Saido Balde is regarded as one of the top young prospects in German football but he suffered a suspected epileptic seizure during a match on Tuesday

Brittney Zirkle was declared medically dead in 2019 when she blacked out in hospital with a ectopic rupture - but she has now researched her fertility journey to fulfil her dream of becoming a mum

Campaigner mum Charlotte Caldwell has managed to get free cannabis oils for Harry - with his parents previously paying £1,500 a month for the life-saving product

Emilyjane Vernau, 27, says she was stripped of her career and now has her parents care for her due to her struggles with epilepsy

Disabled people battle constantly to be called what they are, with AP Styleguide's recent tweet a "vomit-inducing" example of the problem, says Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Dad-of-three Charlie Rice died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 22, leaving behind a daughter, son and stepson, with a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for his funeral

Pet Ricky Gervais saved owner Carrie after she stopped breathing in her sleep numerous times by meowing loudly to wake her. He now rests in an urn alongside Karl Pilkington and Homer Simpson