Research

Paediatric epilepsy research at the NCYPE

The NCYPE’s ambition is to become renowned for its contribution to research into the medical, educational and social aspects of childhood epilepsy. Our epilepsy research programme works integrally with UCL-Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

We aim to enhance and diversify the current paediatric epilepsy research programme. The research is led by several leading professionals in the field: Professor Helen Cross, Professor Brian Neville, Professor Charles Newton, Dr. Rod Scott and Dr Richard Chin.

Current research projects include:

• The impact of reducing anti-epileptic drug load on quality of life in children with refractory epilepsy
• Educational problems of children with epilepsy: their identification and management
• Prevalence and clinical outcome of Rasmussen Encephalitis in children
• Beyond IQ: Cognitive-behavioural profiles of children with complex epilepsy and intellectual disability
• Epilepsy genomics in childhood: finding the causes, directing treatment
• Long term outcomes of childhood status epilepticus
• Epilepsy in infancy: Spectrum of aetiologies, natural history and outcome predictors
• Childhood status epilepticus outcomes: prevalence & spectrum
• Landau Kleffner Syndrome: study of active phase and outcomes
• Epidemiology and treatment of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa

Central to the research programme is the ability to apply for and manage research grants and funding and we currently have a number of projects under consideration for funding grants. If you would like to find out more about the research projects or make a donation to the on-going research work at the NCYPE, contact the Research Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 01342 832243.