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The World's preeminent association of physicians and other health professionals working toward a world where no person's life is limited by epilepsy

World Epilepsy Community

114 National Chapters, 6 regional commissions, and congresses worldwide.

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Setting the standards of care with definition of epilepsy and treatment guidelines.

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Barcelona IEC Recap

Charlotte Dravet reacts to receiving award

Over 3,200 delegates from 124 countries attended the 32nd International Epilepsy Congress in Barcelona, Spain. A total of 134 speakers from 38 countries discussed ground-breaking progress in basic and clinical research, improvements in diagnostic tools, and therapeutic advances. See the report for details about events and to view photo galleries.

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Clinical Research

Epilepsie et troubles d'apprentissages

L’épilepsie des enfants représente une constellation de maladies neurologiques développementales de la transmission synaptique qui a grandement bénéficié des avancées des neurosciences dans la compréhension des manifestations ictales (les crises) d’une part et interictales (les troubles associés)…

Clinical Research

Review on High Frequency Oscillations in Epilepsy

In March 2016 a workshop on High Frequency Oscillations in Epilepsy took place in Freiburg, Germany, organized primarily by Julia Jacobs. The workshop resulted in the following three publications, which summarize the current state of knowledge of this important new biomarker of epilepsy and epileptic tissue. The publications were coordinated by Maeike Zijlmans.

Commission

Award for epilepsy research open to bidding

The Swiss League Against Epilepsy is helping to increase knowledge about Epilepsy with its research grant totaling CHF 25,000. Application deadline is 31 December 2017

Basic Science

Seizure activity per se does not induce tissue damage markers in human neocortical focal epilepsy

Recurrent seizures do not induce the expression of brain damage markers in nonlesional epileptogenic cortex studied in postsurgical tissue from cryptogenic and FCD patients. This evidence argues against the hypothesis that epileptiform activity per se contributes to focal brain injury, at least in the neocortical epilepsies considered here. Ann Neurol 2017;82:331–341

Clinical Research

Underestimation of sudden deaths among patients with seizures and epilepsy

Objective: To determine the definite and potential frequency of seizures and epilepsy as a cause of death (COD) and how often this goes unrecognized. Methods: Prospective determination of seizures or epilepsy and final COD for individuals aged 18–90 years with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac…

Clinical Research

Long-term applicability of the new ILAE definition of epilepsy.

Results support the applicability of the new epilepsy definition in clinical practice. Individual patient characteristics and a personalized diagnostic approach can justify treatment after a single unprovoked seizure.

Clinical Research

Fetal Growth and Premature Delivery in Pregnant Women on Anti-epileptic Drugs

Objective: To evaluate the effects of epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs (AED) use during pregnancy on fetal growth and preterm delivery. Methods: This study included singleton liveborns born to women enrolled in the North American Antiepileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry between 1997 and 2016. Data…

World News

Get ready for the 32nd IEC in Barcelona!

The 32nd International Epilepsy Congress (IEC) will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on September 2-6, 2017. The Congress, organized jointly by ILAE and IBE, represents the most important global scientific event in 2017 dedicated to epilepsy. More than 3,000 delegates from all over the word are…

About ILAE

From the Chilean chapter

Con profundo pesar, comunicamos el sensible fallecimiento de nuestro destacado socio, Fundador de la Sociedad de Epileptologia de Chile. Capitulo Chileno de ILAE. Expresidente de la Sociedad de Epileptología y hasta la fecha miembro de nuestro Directorio, Dr. Marcelo Devilat Barros.

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Our Publications

The International League Against Epilepsy disseminates research findings and breakthroughs in the cure for epilepsy and related seizure disorders through its official publications in original peer-reviewed articles that communicate the latest in epilepsy research.