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#BeyondSeizure: Epilepsy and work: Anna’s story

Anna was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy when she was 12 years old. She shares the barriers she has faced in her work life and what employers need to do to support people living with epilepsy. What sort of impact do you feel the diagnosis of epilepsy has had on your life? It has …

#BeyondSeizure – What employers can do to help an employee who has epilepsy

Our Communications Officer, David Coates looks at some of the good practices that employers can undertake to help their employees who are living with epilepsy. For someone who lives with epilepsy and is trying to gain employment, these aims may seem incredibly difficult to achieve. The challenges in their daily lives combined with those encountered …

Medicines notification: Keppra 500mg film-coated tablets update

MEDICINE UPDATE: Following the announcement on 15 May by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that there was an error relating to the Braille printed on the cartons of 500mg film-coated Keppra, Epilepsy Scotland was concerned that MHRA did not initially order a recall of all affected packs. On the 16th of May, Epilepsy …

#BeyondSeizure: Impact epilepsy has had on my education

A member of our youth group shared their experiences of being diagnosed with epilepsy and the impact epilepsy has had on their education. I can’t remember when I first got diagnosed, but I probably didn’t feel that great. I have tonic-clonic seizures, which usually makes me feel tired and sometimes my muscles will hurt and …

#BeyondSeizure: Impact epilepsy can have on learning

Epilepsy is ‘more than seizures’. People think that epilepsy is just seizures but don’t take into the account the full impact epilepsy can have on a person’s life. From mental health challenges, loss of independence, impact it can have at work and on relationships, and memory issues, epilepsy can potentially impact every part of a …

#NationalEpilepsyWeek Scottish Parliament Debate

On Tuesday 21 May 2024, there was a debate at the Scottish Parliament on National Epilepsy Week. Thank you to Marie McNair MSP for bringing the debate to Parliament. Thank you to all contributors to the debate including powerful personal stories from Tess White MSP and Alasdair Allan MSP. You can watch the debate below.

#BeyondSeizure: Reflections at 70 during National Epilepsy Week

Here we are at the beginning of another National Epilepsy Week, a week when we want to raise awareness of the condition, promote understanding and to highlight issues needing to be addressed. It also happens to be our 70th year of representing and supporting people living with epilepsy in Scotland. So, in the approach to …

#BeyondSeizure: Epilepsy and memory: Ailsa’s story

Ailsa has been living with epilepsy for about 25 years. She shares her experiences of living with the condition and the impact it has had on her life and memory. How did you feel when you first found out you had epilepsy? I didn’t really understand it until my parents explained it to me. …

#BeyondSeizure: Epilepsy and memory

Our Communications Officer, David Coates, looks at why epilepsy can impact someone’s memory and ways to help improve your memory. We all forget things from time to time such as people’s names and where we have left our keys. This happened to me today as I almost forgot my house keys. Luckily, I remembered just …

Epilepsy Scotland Highlights Need For Fair Funding As It Launches #BeyondSeizure Campaign

On National Epilepsy Week (20-26 May), Epilepsy Scotland has launched its #BeyondSeizure campaign to highlight the long-lasting impact epilepsy can have on people living with the condition and the funding required to support them. Epilepsy is experienced differently by everyone living with it. Some will live normal lives because their seizures are controlled well …

New study: Climate change likely aggravates brain conditions, including epilepsy

Following a review of 332 papers published across the world between 1968 and 2023, a team, led by Professor Sanjay Sisodiya (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology), said they expect the scale of the potential effects of climate change on neurological diseases to be substantial. They considered 19 different nervous system conditions, chosen on the …

National Epilepsy Week 2024- #BeyondSeizure

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