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

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118 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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Latest News

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Fellowship Announced - Application deadline July 10

The International League Against Epilepsy’s (ILAE) Commission on Eastern Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA) is pleased to announce the availability of fellowships for young epileptologist interested to engage in further training in epilepsy, including internships in epilepsy monitoring units.

18 June, 2018

Georgia Lifetime Achievement Award - presented to Prof Federico Vigevano

About ILAE

Spotlight on the Georgian Chapter of the ILAE

The Georgian Chapter of ILAE (GLAE) presented its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Georgian Award in Epilepsy to Prof. Federico Vigevano, Chief of U.O.C. of Neurology Children's Hospital, Director of the Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation Department Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù. The award was…

7 June, 2018

About ILAE

Swiss League Against Epilepsy Presents 2018 Research Recognition Award

A team from Bern has won this year's Research Recognition Award which is presented by the Swiss League Against Epilepsy and comes with prize money of CHF 25,000. The award-winning project involves research into an innovative investigation method which uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

30 May, 2018

About ILAE

Professor Ingrid Scheffer elected Fellow to Royal Society

Congratulations to Professor Ingrid Scheffer who was elected to the Royal Society of London. She was among the fifty distinguished scientists elected for their exceptional contribution to science. The society is the oldest scientific institution in the world. Professor Scheffer's work as a…

15 May, 2018

Clinical Research

Genetic literacy series: Primer part 2—Paradigm shifts in epilepsy genetics

Summary This is the second of a 2‐part primer on the genetics of the epilepsies within the Genetic Literacy Series of the Genetics Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy. In Part 1, we covered types of genetic variation, inheritance patterns, and their relationship to disease.…

12 May, 2018

Clinical Research

Genetic generalized epilepsies

Summary The genetic generalized epilepsies (GGEs) are mainly genetically determined disorders. Although inheritance in most cases appears to be complex, involving multiple genes, variants of a number of genes are known to contribute. Pathogenic variants of SLC2A1 leading to autosomal‐dominant…

9 May, 2018

Clinical Research

Association of Time to Treatment With Short-term Outcomes for Pediatric Patients With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus

Question: Several studies have shown an association of prompt treatment with status epilepticus duration, but what is the association with other outcome measures, such as death? Findings: In this multicenter observational study of 218 children with refractory convulsive status epilepticus, a…

30 April, 2018

Clinical Research

Getting the best outcomes from epilepsy surgery

Neurosurgery is an underutilized treatment that can potentially cure drug‐refractory epilepsy. Careful, multidisciplinary presurgical evaluation is vital for selecting patients and to ensure optimal outcomes. Advances in neuroimaging have improved diagnosis and guided surgical intervention.…

30 April, 2018

About ILAE

ILAE Awards Prizes

The ILAE is pleased to announce the following prizes, to be presented in September 2018 at the European Congress on Epileptology. Epilepsia Prizes Each year, the ILAE awards one Epilepsia Clinical Science Prize and one Epilepsia Basic Science Prize to the first authors of original research…

12 April, 2018

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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.