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The world's preeminent association of health care professionals and scientists working toward a world where no person's life is limited by epilepsy
Results on the Election for Regional Chairs 2025-29
The election for the regional chairs for the 2025-2029 term concluded on 21 February. Article 1.12.C of the By-Laws state… “The candidate with the highest number of votes is successful.”
The winners for each region are:
Africa
Zeinab Koné
(Mali)
4 votes 28.57%
Asia / Oceania
Kheng Seang Lim
(Malaysia)
10 votes 55.56%
Eastern Mediterranean
Raidah Albaradie
(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
11 votes 100%
Europe
Nicola Specchio
(Italy)
40 votes 100%
Latin America
Juan Carlos Perez Poveda
(Colombia)
6 votes 42.86%
North America
Dave Clarke
(Caribbean)
Latest News
About ILAE
Epileptic Disorders Internship Program - April 2025
Epileptic Disorders™, the educational journal of the ILAE, is seeking EEG and/or epilepsy clinical fellows or adult/child neurology residents from across the globe to participate in the six-month Epileptic Disorders™ Internship Program starting in April 2025.
10 March, 2025
About ILAE
Un mensaje para el Día Internacional de la Epilepsia 2025
10 de Febrero 2025 Queridos colegas, representantes, autoridades, pacientes y familiares, Como cada año, desde hace un par de años, quiero invitarlos el día de hoy a una pausa en nuestras ajetreadas vidas para reflexionar sobre el importante evento global, en el que colaboramos hoy, 10 de…
10 February, 2025
About ILAE
ILAE-IBE Joint Statement on International Epilepsy Day 2025
Today, on International Epilepsy Day, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) unite to call for accelerated implementation of the World Health Organization's Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders…
10 February, 2025
Clinical Research
Intracerebral delivery of antiseizure medications by microinvasive neural implants
Abstract Focal epilepsy is a difficult disease to treat as two-thirds of patients will not respond to oral anti-seizure medications (ASMs) or have severe off-target effects that lead to drug discontinuation. Current non-pharmaceutical treatment methods (resection or ablation) are underutilized…
12 December, 2024
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®
Dravet syndrome: From neurodevelopmental to neurodegenerative disease?
Selvarajah A, Sabo A, Gorodetsky C, Marques PT, Chandran I, Thompson M, et al.
Epilepsia Open®
Interim analysis of the long-term efficacy and safety of azetukalner in an ongoing open-label extension study following a phase 2b clinical trial (X-TOLE) in adults with focal epilepsy
Jacqueline A. French, Roger J. Porter, Emilio Perucca, Martin J. Brodie, Michael A. Rogawski, Cynthia Harden, Jenny Qian, Constanza Luzon Rosenblut, Christopher Kenney, Gregory N. Beatch, X-TOLE Study Group
Epileptic Disorders®
Subclinical rhythmic EEG discharge of adults (SREDA) in pediatric population: A case series with systematic review of the literature
Luca Bosisio, Maria Margherita Mancardi, Silvia Boeri, Lino Nobili, Giulia Nobile, Laura Siri, Giulia Prato, Edoardo Canale
Upcoming Events
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Reflecting on practice during VideoEEG monitoring: How to respond when bad things happen
19 March 2025
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