ILAE-Eastern Mediterranean
Aims
- Promote epilepsy education by organizing epilepsy courses
- Epilepsy care and patient education
- Translational research
- Increase the number of chapters in the region
EMR educational webinars
See ILAE-EMR Events for a complete list of events in our region. Select "Show past events" to view recordings of past webinars.
SUDEP Update - and - Epilepsy Surgery
25 September 2020.
Conduite à tenir devant une première crise épileptique
6 October 2020
Ketogenic Diet -- and -- Neonatal Seizure Classification
23 October 2020
See ILAE-EMR Events for a complete list of events in our region. Select "Show past events" to view recordings of past webinars.
Latest News
World News
Call for applications for research grants
Applications are now being accepted for funds for a two year research project aimed at understanding the pathogenesis of Dravet syndrome and paving the way to new treatments.
19 January, 2021
Clinical Research
Applications of focused ultrasound in the brain: from thermoablation to drug delivery
This article examines the potential impact of FUS (Focused ultrasound) on the landscape of brain therapies as well as the challenges facing further advancement and broader adoption of this promising minimally invasive therapeutic alternative.
7 January, 2021
World News
50 Million Steps for Epilepsy
From Monday, January 4th to International Epilepsy Day – Monday February 8th, the International Bureau for Epilepsy encourages everyone to walk to raise awareness, improve visibility, and to increase understanding of epilepsy.
4 January, 2021
Clinical Research
Impact of predictive, preventive and precision medicine strategies in epilepsy
The anti-seizure medications used to treat patients with epilepsy can improve symptoms but do not address the underlying cause of the condition. In this Review, the authors discuss the ongoing shift towards personalized treatments for specific epilepsy aetiologies.
1 December, 2020
Clinical Research
Pharmacologic treatment and SUDEP risk
These results provide support for the importance of medication adherence and intensified AED treatment for patients with poorly controlled GTCS in the effort to reduce SUDEP risk and suggest that comedication with statins may reduce risk.
4 November, 2020
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