3 Emergency contact details In case of emergency, contact: Contact details: Their relationship to me: Care plan Fill in this section to give the reader of your care plan the best

Contraception is important for anyone who is sexually active and wants to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. But it’s particularly important if you take epilepsy medicine, because some epilepsy …

Epilepsy Action is the working name of British Epilepsy Association, a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 234343) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 797997) in England.

Most women with epilepsy have healthy pregnancies and give birth to healthy babies.But, some epilepsy medicines can be harmful if taken during pregnancy. It’s important to be aware of the …

Other useful information When should buccal midazolam be given? (Include whether it is after a certain length of time or particular number of seizures)

Symptoms. If your child has EEM, they may have multiple seizures every day. The seizures usually only last for 1 to 3 seconds. Children with EEM are photosensitive. This means that the …

Buccal Midazolam – Buccal midazolam is one type of emergency medicine used to stop prolonged seizures. Buccal – means the space between the gum and cheek where the …

Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is a common epilepsy syndrome affecting young children. Children with CAE have absence seizures, which cause a brief loss of awareness, several …

Seizures in newborn babies What causes seizures in newborn babies? Structural causes – Being born on time but having a lack of oxygen to the brain can cause a brain injury. Some babies …

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning …