National Epilepsy Week 19th – 25th May 2025

 This year, National Epilepsy Week takes place from 19^th to 25^th May with the aim of raising awareness for all those affected by epilepsy and highlighting what treatments and support are available to help those who suffer from the condition.

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  
The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

BOOKS   

• Fast Facts: Epilepsy in Children and Young People; Heenan, Nicola; Coleman, Kathryn; 2024 (S. Karger AG) – [only available as a Keele e-book]

• Fast Facts: Epilepsy in Adults; Tittensor, Phil; Brodie, Martin J; Shepley, Sheila; 2022 (S. Karger AG) – [only available as a Keele e-book]

• Women with epilepsy: a practical management handbook; Bui, Esther, editor; Voinescu, P. Emanuela, editor; 2024 (Cambridge University Press), 2^nd edition.

• Improving the Lives of People with Epilepsy: a Technical Brief; 2022 (World Health Organization) – [only available as an Open Access e-book]

• Neurology: a clinical handbook; Clarke, Charles; 2022 (Wiley) – [also available as both a Keele & an NHS e-book]

• Ketogenic diet therapies for epilepsy and other conditions; Kossoff, Eric; Turner, Zahava; Cervenka, Mackenzie C; Henry, Bobbie J; 2021 (Springer Publishing); 7^th edition.

• Pediatric epilepsy surgery techniques; Fallah, Aria; 2025 (Elsevier) – [only available to UHNM staff via ClinicalKey with an Open Athens log-in]

• Medication-resistant epilepsy: diagnosis and treatment; Stern, John M; Sankar, Raman; Sperling, Michael R.; 2020 (Cambridge University Press)

JOURNALS   

• Current journal of neurology; Tehran University of Medical Sciences, issuing body; (Dānishgāh-i ʻUlūm-i Pizishkī-i Tihrān, publisher); Iranian Neurological Association, sponsor – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2011 onwards]

• Epilepsy & behavior reports (Online); (Elsevier) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2019 onwards]

• Epilepsia open; International League against Epilepsy, issuing body; (John Wiley & Sons Inc) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2016 onwards]

• Epilepsy currents (Online); American Epilepsy Society, issuing body; (Blackwell Science) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2001 onwards]

• Seizure (Online); British Epilepsy Association; (Elsevier) – [available as Open Access from 1995 onwards (except for most recent 12 months); or as a Keele or NHS e-journal]

• Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders; 2008 (SAGE) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2017 onwards, or as a NHS ejournal from 2008 onwards.]

• Neuroscience (Online); International Brain Research Organization; - [available to view as print journals at Keele campus for years 1976 to 1991; or available as a Keele e-journal from 1995 onwards]

N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT log-ins to view e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. 

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

JOURNAL ARTICLES  

• “Investigation of epilepsy-related genes in a Drosophila model”; Qu, Xiaochong; Lai, Xiaodan; He, Mingfeng; et al; Neural regeneration research, 2026-01, Vol.21 (1), p.195-211; DOI: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-00877

• “The role of pharmacists in enhancing epilepsy care: a systematic review of community and outpatient interventions”; Petrides, Michael; Peletidi, Alik ; Nena, Evangelia; et al; Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice, 2025-12, Vol.18 (1), p.2487046; DOI: 10.1080/20523211.2025.2487046

• “A prospective cohort study estimating total pre-surgical healthcare costs before and two-year total societal costs after resective brain surgery, and quality of life of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy undergoing surgery”; Maas, L; Peeters, C. B. C. M; Hiligsmann, M; et al; Journal of medical economics, 2025-12, Vol.28 (1), p.364-376; DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2025.2473745

• “Central auditory processing in epileptic children”; Beshr, Amal E; Taha, Tayseer; El-bialy, Rasha; et al; The Egyptian journal of otolaryngology, 2025-12, Vol.41 (1), p.15-16, Article 15; DOI: 10.1186/s43163-025-00766-x

• “Tailoring epilepsy treatment: personalized micro-physiological systems illuminate individual drug responses”; Shariff, Sanobar; Kantawala, Burhan; Xochitun Gopar Franco, William; et al; Annals of medicine and surgery, 2024-06, Vol.86 (6), p.3557-3567; DOI: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000002078

• “The impact of the new definition of epilepsy on diagnosis, treatment, and short-term outcomes—A prospective study”; Habermehl, Lena; Linka, Louise; Krause, Kristin; Frontiers in neurology, 2025-03, Vol.16, p.1564680; DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1564680

• “Living with epilepsy in adolescence and young adulthood transitioning from pediatric to adult hospital services: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.”; Abildgaard Hansen Ole et al.’  Epilepsy & Behavior, 2024 Sep; Vol. 158, Article:109955. DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109955.

• “Parent perceptions and decision making about treatments for epilepsy: a qualitative evidence synthesis.” ; Uhl, Stacey et al.; BMJ Open, 2023, Vol. 13 (1), Article: e066872. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066872

N.B. All the above articles are Open Access so are available online to both Keele & NHS users.

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE  

• NHS website:
• Epilepsy - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/epilepsy/

• Charities / Further information:
• Epilepsy Action - https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/
• Epilepsy Society - https://epilepsysociety.org.uk/

• Clinical Key – Patient Education Leaflets [Available to UHNM only with OpenAthens log-in]:
• Epilepsy - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_90db2952-a181-4e4f-a852-3122a0b17d31
• Absence Epilepsy, Pediatric - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_382ee83c-a4af-4a34-bd48-06c65ba4fcd9

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS   

KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates is a personalised current awareness service which sends, straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements and collated by Health Librarians. For more information, or to register for KnowledgeShare please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/.