Epilepsy and mobile phones

The research into the safety of using mobile phones, in people with epilepsy, does not give any definite results. There is no suggestion that mobile phones are a trigger of seizures, only that it may be possible. General safety information leaflets (released by the UK government) are available at mobile phone outlets. They can also be obtained directly from the Department of Health’s website.

This safety information is based on the report from the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones and Health (IEGMP). The report was led by Sir William Stewart (scientist) and commissioned by the UK government. It states that the balance of evidence does not suggest mobile phones are a general risk to health.

A recent study Mobile Phone Emissions and Human Brain Excitability by F Ferreri, and others, suggests that mobile phones affect the brain. Ferreri concluded that this effect is not necessarily bad and more research is needed.