Crisis Response

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Resources for people with epilepsy

Epilepsy Key Phrases in Translation: Patient medical history
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Advice for people with epilepsy in crisis situations
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EPIPICTO Pictoral Guide to Epilepsy
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Arabic (AR) - EPIPICTO Pictoral Guide to Epilepsy; translated by the International League Against Epilepsy

"Abby is a Drawing Champion" by Carolijn Leisink
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Español (ES) - "Abby is a Drawing Champion" translated by Dr. Gustavo Campos Salas, a child neurologist at the University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, and his son Benjamín.

Information for clinicians

Recommendations for treatment strategies in people with epilepsy during times of shortage of antiseizure medications, Epileptic Disorders (2022)

Treatment strategies in people with epilepsy during times of shortage of antiseizure medications
ILAE Emergency Response (Ukraine) Task Force (2022)

Стратегії лікування хворих на епілепсію в умовах нестачі протиепілептичнийх препаратів
Робоча група з негайного реагування на ситуацію в Україні ILAE (2022)

العنوان: استراتيجيات العلاج لدى الأشخاص المصابين بالصرع في أوقات نقص الأدوية المضادة للنوبات
فرقة عمل الرابطة الدولية لمكافحة الصرع، المعنية بالاستجابة لحالات الطوارئ (أوكرانيا)

COVID-19 and epilepsy

Information and FAQs on COVID-19 for people with epilepsy and their families
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Recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines for people with epilepsy
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Information and FAQs on COVID-19 for clinicians
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Updates regarding the crisis affecting Gaza and Israel

International League Against Epilepsy Statement on the Humanitarian Crisis Affecting Gaza and Israel, 1 November 2023

Updates regarding conflict in Ukraine

ILAE Emergency Task Force Webinar: WHO Ukraine Health Cluster, 28 January 2025

International League Against Epilepsy Statement on Attacks on Health Facilities, 9 July 2024

Crisis response in Ukraine: Securing medication and care for people with epilepsy through national and international efforts, 18 April 2022

Acciones de la ILAE en apoyo a personas con epilepsia afectadas por la situación en Ucrania, 10 March 2022

ILAE Actions to Support People with Epilepsy Affected by the Situation in Ukraine, 9 March 2022

Joint Statement on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), 4 March 2022

Notice for Ukrainian People with Epilepsy in Georgia, 22 March 2020