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

Register now for the virtual IEC

International Epilepsy Congress - 28 August-1 September 2021

The Regular Registration Deadline for the Virtual 34th IEC is fast approaching. Fees have been reduced based on the World Bank’s classifications, so register by 30 July to avail of your lowest possible rate.

Highlights of the upcoming virtual IEC
The Presidential Symposium will discuss developments that have accelerated as a result of the COVID pandemic.
Register here to participate in more than 100 educational sessions on epilepsy research and care, featuring experts from around the world.

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Latest News

About ILAE

Funding opportunities from the Neurobiology Commission (NBC)

The NBC is pleased to announce the availability of bursaries for young trainees and investigators with limited financial resources to attend scientific meetings and funding for scientific meetings or workshops relevant to neurobiology of epilepsy.

7 July, 2021

About ILAE

Your comments are needed on proposed syndrome definitions

Comment now on four papers prepared by the Task Force on Nosology and Definitions that provide the definitions for the many epilepsy syndromes at various ages. Deadline July 15.

1 July, 2021

World News

In Memoriam Rosemary Panelli

Rosemary Panelli was one of the remarkable women in epilepsy. She was not only widely respected around the world for her work in public health, where her legacy will live on for many years to come as a part of the story of remarkable women in epilepsy in Australia, she was widely admired as a thinker and activist, and she was truly widely loved.

29 June, 2021

Clinical Research

Two-Year-Old Cognitive Outcomes in Children of Pregnant Women With Epilepsy in the Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs Study

Outcomes of children at 2 years of age did not differ between children of WWE taking ASMs and children of healthy women.

8 June, 2021

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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.