Over the past week and in our previous posts we have highlighted the potential risks that the holiday season can bring for those who have epilepsy, as well as how to recognise the symptoms and signs that someone is having an epileptic seizure. Whilst Christmas is a joyous time of year filled with family, friends,…
Over the past few weeks we have been running a Christmas awareness campaign to highlight the increased risk of a seizure at this time of year for those who have epilepsy. The purpose of the campaign, which has included a series of blog posts and a well received How-To Guide has been to highlight the…
As highlighted in our earlier post, this Christmas your friends, family and others around you are at risk of either a first or more frequent epileptic seizures due to everything that December brings; flashing lights, stress, excitement, and over doing the food & alcohol. So rather than being faced with a situation where you feel…
Christmas is a time for family and friends to come together, celebrate and enjoy all that this seasonal cheer brings. However for some, both the excitement and stress of all that the festive season brings can have far worse consequences than feeling worse for wear the day after a few too many the night before.…
Following the recent release of a report on behalf of the NHS and Scottish Government about?Epilepsy Alarms we take a look at the report?highlights and respond to some of the findings.?The report includes a few concerns for those 45% that currently own an alarm and details of those that do not. Report prepared by Reme…
