Mr and Mrs Taylor set up a trust in their son's name to help childrenwithepilepsy and to provide financial support for young people wanting to study medicine.
For instance, childrenwith severe epilepsy that doesn't respond to medication sometimes undergo a procedure called a functional hemispherectomy, wherein the nondominant half of the brain is removed.
The research means that children and adults withepilepsy could potentially benefit from the science behind the ketogenic diet without dramatically altering their eating habits or experiencing unpleasant side-effects.
Introduction of vaccines against meningitis and a drop in the number of childrenwith traumatic brain injuries, both of which can cause epilepsy, has probably also contributed to falling cases, they added.