News Archive

 
Argentine League Against Epilepsy

Officers
President:
Dr Sfaello Zenon

Secretary:
Mónica Beatriz Perassolo
Cuba 1960 7 A.
Buenos Aires (1428). Argentina.
E-mail: mbpera@intramed.com.ar

Secretariat:
Sanchez de Bustamante 1399 2º P,
Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Telephone/Fax +54114 962-4272.

Officers elected on August 26th, 1998 for two years.

Commissions:
Educational Program: Dra Taboada M. Del Carmen
Epidemiology: Dr Were Elvira.
Neuropsychology in epilepsy: Dra Perassolo Mónica
Refractory Epilepsy and Surgery: Dr Rabinowicz
Pharmacoteraphy in epilepsy: Dra Ferraro Stella
Neurophysiology: Dr Medina Carlos
Epilepsy and procreation: Dr Meischenguiser.

Other publications and information material published and disseminated:
•  Two Guides:
- Neurophysiology studies in epilepsy.
- Treatment of epilepsies.
Those were published in quarterly Journals and in the Latin American Journal of epilepsy and other hospital Journals.

•  Publication of monthly meetings and the video of each session.

Meetings held in 1999:
- Monthly scientific meetings from March to December.
- Educational and psychosocial program directed to doctors and another non-medical professionals.
- Neuropinamar (Surgeon's meeting)
- Bringing epilepsy „out of the shadows": in educational programs.
- International Meeting in Argentina with the participation of: Dr Frederick Andermann and Eva Andermann

Other activities:
- Participation in the Regional Latino American meeting in Prague.
Title:¨How to engage society in campaigns to enhance understanding about epilepsy in Argentina¨

Activities in relation to the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy:
In Postgraduate Education: we speak about this and instruct epilepsy care specialists on the subject.

Other activities
Cooperation with the Commission on Latin American Affairs.

 

 

 

 


Return to Reports Table of Contents

 

 
  Home      |       Contact Info      |       Privacy & Security       |       © 2008 ILAE