Study finds 83 per cent of people with epilepsy also have headaches
A study has found that headaches cause a ‘burden’ to the quality of life of many people with epilepsy.
Suicide rate among people with epilepsy is 22 per cent greater than the general population
The suicide rate among people with epilepsy has been found to be 22 per cent higher than in the general population in a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States.
Study finds link between smoking and epilepsy
There appears to be a correlation between epilepsy and smoking, a study of people living in French-speaking Switzerland has found.
Caution advised over new links between pregabalin and birth defects
Epilepsy Society's medical director Professor Ley Sander has advised women who are taking pregabalin not to panic over new research which suggests the epilepsy drug could pose risks for an unborn child if taken during pregnancy.
Lamotrigine does not significantly increase risk of birth defects during pregnancy, says new study
A new study has shown that babies born to women who are taking the epilepsy drug lamotrigine, do not have a significantly increased risk of birth defects such as cleft lip, cleft palate or club foot.
Article debates whether St Joan of Arc and St Paul of Tarsus had epilepsy
An article published in the journal Epilepsy & Behaviour aims to determine whether or not St Paul of Tarsus, writer of several New Testament books, and Joan of Arc, 15th Century French military leader, had epilepsy.