Welcome to the International League Against Epilepsy
The world's preeminent association of health care professionals and scientists working toward a world where no person's life is limited by epilepsy
International Epilepsy Day 2023
International Epilepsy Day is on 13 February 2023! This global event, a joint initiative of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and ILAE, is celebrated annually on the second Monday of February to promote awareness of epilepsy around the world.
Join the campaign this year to #StampOutStigma of epilepsy. Spreading awareness by educating others on the truth of what #EpilepsyIs – both clinically and personally – will help to reduce stigma and improve quality of life for the 50 million people living with epilepsy worldwide.
Find advocacy resources at internationalepilepsyday.org to share your knowledge and experiences on social media this #EpilepsyDay!
Latest News
About ILAE
In Memoriam: James J. Cereghino
James J. Cereghino, MD, 85, died on 1 December 2022, in Portland, Oregon, USA, of cardiac failure. Dr. Cereghino will be missed by his national and international colleagues, his friends, and his patients.
20 January, 2023
World News
Improving the lives of people with epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders globally. The WHO epilepsy technical brief aims to strengthen action for epilepsy and complements the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders 2022–2031.
12 December, 2022
About ILAE
Women Working in Epilepsy Survey
The ILAE Young Epilepsy Section (YES) is in support of a study to discover the experiences of women who work in the world of epilepsy, which has been approved by the IRB of Western University.
8 December, 2022
About ILAE
International ketogenic diet registry: Delphi survey
A request for ILAE members to support a Delphi process to establish the content domains for an international ketogenic dietary therapy register
5 December, 2022
Our Publications
The International League Against Epilepsy disseminates the latest original research findings and breakthroughs in the cure for epilepsy and related seizure disorders through its official peer-reviewed publications.
Epilepsia®
Gain of function SCN1A disease-causing variants: expanding the phenotypic spectrum and functional studies guiding the choice of effective antiseizure medication
Matricardi S, Cestèle S, Trivisano M, et al.
Epilepsia Open™
Medical treatment in infants and young children with epilepsy: Off-label use of antiseizure medications. Survey Report of ILAE Task Force Medical Therapies in Children
Sourbron, J, Auvin, S, Arzimanoglou, A, Cross, JH, Hartmann, H, Pressler, R, et al.
Epileptic Disorders
Common infectious and parasitic diseases as a cause of seizures: geographic distribution and contribution to the burden of epilepsy
Elza Márcia T. Yacubian, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Gagandeep Singh, Arturo Carpio, Nathália V. de Figueiredo, Ricardo Lutzky Saute, Tissiana Marques de Haes
Upcoming Congresses
ILAE Endorsed
4th AACE Epilepsy Surgery Workshop: MRI Negative Epilepsies
Kochi, India
9 - 12 February 2023
ILAE Endorsed
16th Latin American Summer School on Epilepsy (LASSE 2023)
São Paulo, Brazil
23 February - 3 March 2023
ILAE
5th ILAE School on EEG in the First Year of Life: From newborn to toddler
Cochin, Kerala, India
3 - 5 March 2023
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