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A devoted cousin has had a dramatic make-over to help a young relative with epilepsy. Eight-year-old Oliver Clare has changed from his usual brown hair to a vivid purple to raise sponsorship for Epilepsy Action. It comes after his cousin, Leo, aged two, was diagnosed with the condition. Last week,... read more →

Team members of Andrea’s Army walked in Summer Stroll 2013, in memory of their daughter, sister and friend, Andrea “Andy” Keehn. From left: Paul (holding Farnsworth) and Abby Keehn, of Ambler, Jim Griffin, of Wyndmoor, Madge Keehn, of Erdenheim, Gloria and Walter Keehn, of Lafayette Hill. More than 1,000 children,... read more →

The son of a British director has described how Rik Mayall helped him with his epilepsy after the pair were diagnosed with the condition within a year of each other. Nico Richardson, a family friend whose father is Peter Richardson, the Comic Strip founder, described Mayall as "the same legend"... read more →

Spectrum Health is the first health system in Michigan and among the first in the nation to successfully implant a recently FDA-approved device that uses electric stimulation of the brain to treat adult epilepsy patients whose seizures have not responded to medication. The NeuroPace Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) System is an... read more →

Local children and adults with epilepsy now have a treatment center close to home. A new epilepsy center at Carle's main Urbana campus is treating patients who had to travel as far as Springfield, St. Louis or Chicago for specialized care for the potentially life-threatening condition that causes chronic seizures,... read more →

Texas middle-school student Rachel Benke was lucky enough this year to have her seventh-grade yearbook photo appear right next to that of her best friend — a Labrador-Golden Retriever mix named Taxi. An epilepsy service dog who can predict the onset of seizures, Taxi has been by Benke’s side for... read more →

People living with epilepsy continue to face stigma and discrimination despite campaigns being undertaken to demystify the condition. Epi-Action youth campaigner Mr Tineyi Mavhunga told The Herald that people with the condition often faced social isolation among other ills. "Most people with epilepsy are unemployed, unmarried and some do not... read more →

"It took two years after being diagnosed with epilepsy for me to reach the point where I wanted to talk about it. Two years of struggling to try and understand what the condition was and how it was going to affect my overall health. Two years of discovering the impact... read more →

Caleb Thomas’ seizures are sometimes just blank stares that pass in seconds. Other times, they erupt in full-body spasms that cycle in and out for more than a day, one after another in clusters so tight the 11-year-old must go to the hospital to make them stop. His mother, Tracie... read more →

The British Red Cross charity has created a YouTube film with the gaming expert Ali A to tackle public ignorance about how to help someone having a seizure. The video, which features work by the animator Alan Morse and was produced by Channel Flip Media, was released last week (Friday) on... read more →