Neuroscientists make major breakthrough in epilepsy study

Neuroscientists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have made a major breakthrough in uncovering why epilepsy occurs.

The research focuses on understanding what controls gene activity in epilepsy and may also help to explain why epileptic states can be so persistent. The study will be published next month in the neurology journal Brain and is the first of its kind.

Epilepsy affects about 37,000 people in Ireland and one of the authors believes the study could potentially offer new targets for reversing the condition.