School has called police and social services, says mother amid cannabis oil row
A mother has said police and social services were called after a school refused to give her epileptic daughter a cannabis oil prescription.
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Only 10 young epilepsy sufferers in Scotland will get cannabis-based treatment on the NHS
JUST 10 children suffering from severe epilepsy in Scotland will get a cannabis-based treatment on the NHS, we can reveal.
Study finds that listening to the sonatas of Mozart can ease epileptic seizures
LISTENING to Mozart can help children with epilepsy, researchers have found.
‘I want my boys to lead a normal, happy life’: Mother staying hopeful after Epilepsy diagnosis
WHEN Felicity-Claire Brown started having blackouts, she was concerned.
Woman with epilepsy faced near-impossible decision over life-changing brain surgery
“I CHOSE to have part of my brain removed and had to learn to walk all over again.”
My golden boy: Assistance dog wakes owner before her seizures happen
A DOG named Scout is always prepared when it comes to helping his owner, Laura Ellis, stay safe.
Forth Road Bridge runner found exercise was key to living with epilepsy
BEN SMITH will look the picture of health today as he embarks on a 10k run back and forwards over the Forth Road Bridge.
Woman highlights misconceptions about her illness: “I was sacked for having epilepsy”
A CERTAIN day in September, 2003, was bittersweet for Ruth Cavanagh.
Special high-fat diet helped improve teenager’s epilepsy
WHEN Callum Gray was little, his family had no reason to think he was any different from any other child.
What you might not have known about epilepsy
COLIN GRANT, who lost his brother Christopher to epilepsy, has written a revealing new book about the condition called A Smell of Burning: The Story of Epilepsy (Jonathan Cape £16.99).