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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
EEC 2022: Call for abstracts
Abstract submission is open for the 14th European Epilepsy Congress, taking place on 9 – 13 July 2022! You have the opportunity to share your latest findings with the international community and be considered for an oral or poster presentation during EEC 2022.
The Scientific and Organising Committee encourages all researchers and practitioners from around the globe to contribute to the programme by submitting abstracts for poster or oral presentation at the congress. Deadline: 21 January 2022
Latest News
About ILAE
In Memoriam: Markus Schmutz
Markus Schmutz, a neuropharmacologist and long-time board member of the Swiss Epilepsy League and most recently of the partner and patient organization Epi-Suisse, passed away on 5 December 2021, after a long and patiently endured illness in Basel, his birthplace and place of work for…
16 December, 2021
About ILAE
Gardiner Lapham, MPH, RN Receives the 2021 Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award
CHICAGO - Gardiner Lapham, MPH, RN was presented with the 2021 Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award during the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society (AES).
11 December, 2021
About ILAE
ILAE Virtual e-Forum Series
ILAE will be staging four virtual e-Forum in 2022, covering Rescue Medications (23 February 2022), Cannabinoids (second quarter 2022), Drug Interactions (third quarter 2022), and Selecting the First ASM (final quarter 2022).
9 December, 2021
Clinical Research
Neurobehavioural comorbidities of epilepsy: towards a network-based precision taxonomy
Abstract Cognitive and behavioural comorbidities are prevalent in childhood and adult epilepsies and impose a substantial human and economic burden. Over the past century, the classic approach to understanding the aetiology and course of these comorbidities has been through the prism of the…
26 November, 2021
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®
Intracranial electroencephalographic biomarker predicts effective responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy prior to treatment
Brittany H. Scheid, John M. Bernabei, Ankit N. Khambhati, Sofia Mouchtaris, Jay Jeschke, Dani S. Bassett, Danielle Becker, Kathryn A. Davis, Timothy Lucas, Werner Doyle, Edward F. Chang, Daniel Friedman, Vikram R. Rao, Brian Litt
Epilepsia Open®
Stereotactic laser interstitial thermal therapy corpus callosotomy for the treatment of pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy
Arka N. Mallela, Jasmine L. Hect, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Emefa Akwayena, Taylor J. Abel
Epileptic Disorders
ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force Highlight: harnessing optimized imaging protocols for drug-resistant childhood epilepsy
Sara Larivière, Paolo Federico, Yotin Chinvarun, Graeme Jackson, Victoria Morgan, Stefan Rampp, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano, Irene Wang, Fernando Cendes, Cyrus G. Boelman, Andrea Bernasconi, Neda Bernasconi, Boris C. Bernhardt, Dewi V. Schrader
Upcoming Congresses
Other
NEURO Epilepsy Lecture Series: Epilepsy Genetics – From Family Studies to Polygenic Risk Scores
Montréal, QC, Canada
20 January 2022
Other
American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics Annual Meeting 2022
Online
27 February - 3 March 2022
ILAE
3rd International Training Course on Neuropsychology in Epilepsy
Bordeaux, France
20 - 25 March 2022
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