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
The ILAE Nursing Section
The ILAE Nursing Section began last year to bring together nurses who work in epilepsy care across the globe. Since its foundation, the section has grown to over 400 members with three workgroups focused on education and development, clinical care and best practices, and advocacy.
Learn more about the Nursing Section in the most recent issue of Epigraph, and on the Sharp Waves podcast:
- Nursing Section aims to meet nurses’ needs for epilepsy care worldwide
Read in English | Leer en español | Lire en français - The value of epilepsy specialty nurses: Taking action
Read in English | Leer en español | Lire en français - Sharp Waves Podcast - Nursing in epilepsy care: Roles, value, and the road ahead
Listen or read the transcript | Download the episode
Latest News
About ILAE
International ketogenic diet registry: Delphi survey
A request for ILAE members to support a Delphi process to establish the content domains for an international ketogenic dietary therapy register
5 December, 2022
About ILAE
Epileptic Disorders Roadmap to EEGs
If you’re a neurology trainee, you’re invited to participate in the Epileptic Disorders Roadmap to EEGs.
22 November, 2022
About ILAE
Protocol for the development of an international Core Outcome Set for treatment trials in adults with epilepsy: the EPilepsy outcome Set for Effectiveness Trials Project (EPSET)
Harmonising outcome measurement across future clinical trials should ensure that the outcomes measured are relevant to patients and health services, and allow for more meaningful results to be obtained.
21 November, 2022
About ILAE
Call for Nominations: ILAE-IBE Awards
Nominations are now open for awards to be presented at the 2023 International Epilepsy Congress in Dublin, Ireland. Submission deadline: Friday, 20 January 2023
14 November, 2022
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®
Optogenetic activation of the superior colliculus attenuates spontaneous seizures in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Safwan K. Hyder, Anjik Ghosh, Patrick A. Forcelli
Epilepsia Open™
Upper cerebellar glucose hypermetabolism in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and interictal psychosis
Daichi Sone, Noriko Sato, Yoko Shigemoto, Yukio Kimura, Hiroshi Matsuda
Epileptic Disorders
Current practice in diagnostic genetic testing of the epilepsies
Krey I, Platzer K, Esterhuizen A, Berkovic SF, Helbig I, Hildebrand MS, Lerche H, Lowenstein D, Møller RS, Poduri A, Sadleir L, Sisodiya SM, Weckhuysen S, Wilmshurst JM, Weber Y, Lemke JR
Upcoming Congresses
Other
48th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Singapore
6 - 10 December 2022
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