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Grateful family of boy with severe epilepsy meet mum who helped get him vital medication

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

Daily Mirror

Doctors promised her seizures couldn’t kill her. They were wrong

Helen Leigh was diagnosed with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder in 2016, having previously been diagnosed with epilepsy

The Independent UK

Mother’s plea after daughter dies from condition ‘she could not die from’

Helen Leigh was diagnosed with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder in 2016, having previously been diagnosed with epilepsy.

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New Research Reveals Why CBD Is Such An Effective Treatment For Seizure Disorders

CBD has shown remarkable efficacy in treating seizure disorders. Now we know why this might be.

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Farmer jailed after police find huge cannabis crop

A Victorian man who was growing cannabis to treat his wife's epilepsy has been jailed after police found more than 60kg of plants at his property.

AAP

Man, 28, suffered four seizures a night before he died suddenly

Jonathon Brennan was "determined" to beat his condition

Liverpool Echo

Scotland's most vulnerable people left unable to afford life-saving medicine amid cost of living crisis

One man with diabetes and epilepsy couldn’t afford to top up his meter so was left with no electricity and had to throw out the insulin in his fridge.

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Oxford study to trial cannabis-based medicine as treatment for psychosis

CBD is currently only prescribed for a small number of conditions such as rare, severe epilepsy

The Guardian - UK

Use of cannabis chemical as psychosis treatment being investigated

CBD is currently only prescribed by the NHS for a few conditions such as epilepsy

Wales Online

Cannabis user had drug in Newark 'because it helps him control his epilepsy'

Terrence White was told in court his reasons were convincing

Nottingham Post

Woman who appears constantly 'drunk' says condition has 'destroyed' her life

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

Daily Mirror

Lasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy

For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery used to be seen as a last resort. Now it's often the treatment of choice.

WEKU

Mayo Clinic Minute: A surgery option when epilepsy treatments don't work

For people living with epilepsy who have tried various epilepsy treatments to control their seizures with little success, there is another option. It's a surgery called resection of an epileptic focus, or resective surgery — where surgeons remove or disconnect the area in the brain that is no longer properly…

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Parents 'lost' after teen died suddenly from 'silent killer'

Fay died suddenly just months after her 18th birthday

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'People thought I was lazy and away with the fairies but really I had Epilepsy'

Becci Smart wants people to know that debilitating condition Epilepsy is more than just having seizures

The National (Scotland)

Scotland’s first survey seeks to understand the mental health effect of epilepsy

A CHARITY has today launched Scotland’s first-ever national survey seeking to understand the effect epilepsy can have on the mental health of…

Glasgow Live

Dumbarton man with epilepsy who has daily seizures ruled 'fit to work' by DWP

Ryan Connelly, 47, said his deteriorating condition has made it impossible for him to maintain his job, while the DWP has assessed him as having limited capability to work.

Daily Record

Scot who takes daily epileptic fits deemed 'fit to work' by DWP

He claims the decision has also seen him receive lower benefits than he should have, causing him to mount up over £2500 of debt.

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The Independent UK

Woman diagnosed with epilepsy actually had rare cancer

Nicola Clark, 45, was wrongly diagnosed with epilepsy in 2010 after she started suffering absence seizures

Glasgow Live

Glasgow artist who underwent 'daunting' epilepsy brain surgery says it has changed her life

Helen Butler, 42, donated paintings to the neurology department at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after undergoing the brain surgery that changed her life.

Nottingham Post

DWP PIP: Medical conditions that may make you eligible including Epilepsy and Alzheimer's

Personal Independence Payment is a benefit that is gradually replacing Disability Living Allowance

Nottingham Post

Newark mum 'making the most of the time together' as son is diagnosed with life-limiting condition

Kane Tinegate, now three years old, was diagnosed at two months ith Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy - a severe and rare form of epilepsy that begins in early life. Kane's Mum, Shannon, has shared how the family are 'enjoying every moment that we’ve got.'

Wales Online

Thief 'steals Christmas' after snatching mum's purse full of cash to buy her daughter presents

Amy Carlisle has epilepsy and learning difficulties and had been saving up to buy her young daughter presents

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Hall of Fame guard Alan Faneca opens up about epilepsy and the Steelers under Mike Tomlin

Hall of Fame guard Alan Faneca spent a Q-&-A to raise epilepsy awareness with STEPS Toward Zero, and shared thoughts on Mike Tomlin.

Nottingham Post

Thief 'steals Christmas' as Nottingham mum left without money for daughter's presents

Amy Carlisle, 37, has epilepsy and learning difficulties - and was hoping that the festive season would be the highlight of the year for her family.

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