1 IN 26 PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY IN THEIR LIFETIME
Achieving an early and accurate diagnosis is often not a straightforward process, and NICE estimate that misdiagnosis of epilepsy in the UK costs the NHS approximately £50million per year, with a further £220million in non-medical costs. That is why we have invested almost £1 million into research to achieve earlier diagnosis for people with epilepsy.
OUR RESEARCH IN ACHIEVING EARLIER DIAGNOSIS
IMPROVING DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
Improving diagnostic procedures for epilepsy through automated recording and analysis of patients’ history
Prof Markus Reuber
UNDERSTANDING SEIZURE
ONSET NETWORKS
Validating computer models for understanding the underlying networks of seizure onset
Prof John Terry
CORSELLIS EPILEPSY BRAIN COLLECTION
The Epilepsy Research UK Corsellis Epilepsy Brain Collection
Prof Maria Thom
IDENTIFYING EPILEPTIC BRAIN REGIONS
Accurately identifying epileptic brain regions using portable MEG
Dr Umesh Vivekananda
Promoting, encouraging and funding research into the causes, diagnosis and clinical management of people with epilepsy and associated conditions
Developing the next generation of epilepsy researchers and capacity building the epilepsy research environment with our new Doctoral Training Centres
Accelerating innovations for people with epilepsy by supporting research that will influence clinical practice and health policy
