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What is Epilepsy?

The word epilepsy derives from the Greek epilambanein, meaning ‘to seize’. One in 20 people will have a seizure at some point in their life. Around one in 130 people will develop epilepsy. It is one the most common serious neurological conditions, affecting 50 million people worldwide.


Brain jigsaw puzzle

A core interest of the Oxford Epilepsy Research Group is to better understand the co-morbidities that commonly associate with epilepsy.

In particular we have worked on the cognitive problems seen in specific syndromes such as transient epileptic amnesia and LGI1 associated epilepsy.

Increasingly we are also exploring the intersection between epilepsy and co-morbidities seen in the older population.

Selected publications

The psychosocial impact of epilepsy on marriage: A narrative review

Journal article

Kinariwalla N. and Sen A., (2016), Epilepsy & Behavior, 63, 34 - 41

Persistent anterograde amnesia following limbic encephalitis associated with antibodies to the voltage-gated potassium channel complex

Journal article

Butler CR. et al, (2014), Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 85, 387 - 391