Epilepsy - Taming seizures and dispelling myths

Until the 18th century epilepsy was associated with the supernatural or seen as the work of the devil, and it continues to be surrounded by social stigma. There's still a hard core of sufferers who aren't helped by medication - despite the plethora of new drugs being developed. Lynne Malcolm speaks with a brave young girl who turned to brain surgery after years of daily seizures, a woman whose life has been transformed by nerve stimulator implanted in her chest and a geneticist who gives us hope for the future.