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

New Council Organization

The League is now a large and complex organization with over 500 of the world’s top professionals contributing to a broad range of goals in dozens of commissions and task forces. To address these substantial changes and emerging needs, the ILAE Executive Committee is implementing a new organizational structure whereby Councils will be formed to serve as oversight and coordinating entities with a specific purpose, based on functions defined by the League’s Mission and Strategic Plan.

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Latest News

World News

Epilepsy Awareness Day celebrates seven years of building communities

The seventh Epilepsy Awareness Day at the Disneyland Resort (EADDL) in Anaheim, California, welcomed 3,400 registered guests and more than 120 exhibitors. After two days of educational sessions and visits to the exhibit hall November 4 and 5, guests enjoyed a day at Disneyland Park November 6,…

11 November, 2019

World News

Tribute to Fred Andermann

You are invited to join other colleagues, friends, and former trainees to pay homage to Fred Andermann (1930-2019), one of the world’s most distinguished epileptologists. The tribute event will be held at the Montreal Neurological Institute on December 4 - 5, 2019. Talks will highlight Dr. Andermann’s immense legacy and discuss the latest advances in Epilepsy Syndromes and Genetics, Investigative Procedures, and Epilepsy Surgery.

24 October, 2019

Basic Science

Repetitive Diffuse Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Causes an Atypical Astrocyte Response and Spontaneous Recurrent Seizures

The effects of head injury on the brain are complex, and not yet fully understood. Many scientists use the focal model of brain injury; this paper provides an additional model that may potentially better reflect human brain injury and its effects.

17 October, 2019

World News

Telemedicina para la epilepsia en Argentina

El 6 de septiembre tuvo lugar la jornada de telemedicina para la epilepsia en Salta, Argentina. El encuentro fue un éxito con la participación de alrededor de 300 médicos. Durante la jornada, a través de la red de telemedicina del hospital Garrahan centros en todo el país estaban conectados.…

16 October, 2019

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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.