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Young Epilepsy named Charity of the Year at The Empowerment Awards
Young Epilepsy is proud to have been named Charity of the Year at this year’s Empowerment Awards, held at London’s Emirates Stadium!
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Young Epilepsy awarded grant to improve access to epilepsy diagnostics
Young Epilepsy is testing OPM-MEG to make epilepsy diagnosis more accessible for children with autism who find EEGs difficult.
Children missing out on vital epilepsy care - new report finds
A new report charting children’s first year of epilepsy care shows families facing delays and barriers to diagnosis and treatment. The latest Epilepsy12 report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) highlights the experiences of children across England and Wales in 2018-19.
Increase in epilepsy seizures in young people during lockdown
More seizures, more stress and appointments being cancelled are among the challenges faced by young people with epilepsy during the pandemic, Young Epilepsy has found.
Young Epilepsy & Epilepsy Research UK Collaboration
Applications opened last week for the first-ever Epilepsy Research UK Young Epilepsy Fellowship Award. This unique and potentially life-saving collaboration aims to improve epilepsy treatment for young people by addressing the causes, diagnosis and clinical management of childhood epilepsies.
Survey: Women Still Unaware of Valproate Pregnancy Risks
One in ten (11%) women who are currently taking the epilepsy medicine valproate are unaware of the possible risk of birth defects if taken in pregnancy. Furthermore, one in five (18%) don’t know that, when taken in pregnancy, the medicine could also cause learning and developmental delays in children. These worrying figures come from a newly published survey by the charities Young Epilepsy, Epilepsy Action and Epilepsy Society.
Young Epilepsy & Epilepsy Research UK: Fellowship Award!
Young Epilepsy and Epilepsy Research UK are delighted to announce the launch of our first joint venture - a £300,000 Fellowship Award for research into childhood epilepsy.
National Epilepsy Week 2020!
This year’s theme was ‘More Than Seizures’ and we know that epilepsy is more than just a seizure, it can affect young people in so many other ways, so we joined with other epilepsy charities across the UK to raise awareness of these challenges.
What Max has planned for his Purple Day
Seven-year-old Max shares his epilepsy story and tells us why he and his family are taking on a challenge for Purple Day.
Young Epilepsy: Research Report 2019
Young Epilepsy have released their 10th annual research report.
Online Guide for Schools available
As preparations for National Epilepsy Week continue to build, Young Epilepsy have announced the launch of a brand new online guide for schools, which will help teachers to better support young people with epilepsy in their care.
Epilepsy Research UK & Young Epilepsy - Joint Fellowship
The unique research collaboration aims to improve epilepsy treatment for young people by addressing the causes, prevention and clinical management of childhood epilepsies.