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Anna was diagnosed with generalised absence epilepsy at the age of 11. She is on lamotrigine now but has several seizures daily.
Anna is a 20-year-old English literature student. She is single and lives in a shared student house. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Morven was diagnosed with an unknown type of epilepsy at 8. She is currently on Keppra (levetiracetam) and lamotrigine and has occasional nocturnal seizures.
Morven is 21 and works full-time as Administrative Assistant. She is single. Ethnic background / nationality: White British / Scottish.
Becky was diagnosed with tonic clonic epilepsy at 15. She is on topiramate 100 mg per day and her seizures are well controlled at the moment.
Becky is 23 and unemployed at the time of the interview. She lives together with her partner. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Finlay has tonic clonic epilepsy which was conclusively diagnosed at 16. He is on Tegretol Retard (carbamazepine) and Keppra (levetiracetam) and his last seizure was 1,5 years previous to the interview.
Finlay is 21 and studies music industry management. He lives in a shared student house. Ethnic background / nationality: White British / Scottish.
Carole has temporal lobe epilepsy and was diagnosed at 18, after four years of tests. She is on Keppra (levetiracetam) 4000 mg per day and the seizures are fairly controlled at the moment.
Carole is 20 and currently a part-time student. She is in a relationship and lives at home with her family. Ethnic background / nationality: White British
Rania has tonic-clonic epilepsy and Asperger's syndrome. She is on 600mg sodium valproate twice a day. She has seizures most nights and one every few weeks in the day time.
Rania goes to college and lives at home with her family. Ethnic background / nationality: Mixed (White and Arabic).
Archie has had auras since he was 5 but he was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 10. He is on Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) 700mg per day and has complex partial seizures about twice a year.
Archie is 16, single and lives at home with his parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Alistair has temporal lobe epilepsy and is on lamotrogine 200 mgs twice a day. He hasn't had a seizure for a year.
Alistair is 18 and works as fulltime administrator. He is single and lives at home with his parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Donna was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy when she was 3. She had very severe and frequent seizures for years. She had neurosurgery two years before the interview and has been seizure-free since.
Donna is 28, a housewife and lives with her husband and four-year-old daughter. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Dave was diagnosed with epilepsy at 12 and he has had both simple partial and tonic-clonic seizures. He also has left-sided hemiplegia. He is on lamotrigine 250mg twice daily, oxcarbazepine 900mg twice daily and phenytoin 100mg in the mornings and 200mg in the evenings.
Dave is 24, single and lives at home with his parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
