The first 100 years of the ILAE (1909‐2009): Its landmarks, achievements, and challenges

The article was commissioned for the 110 anniversary of the founding of the ILAE, to provide a short summary of ILAE history, listing not only its landmarks and achievements but also its challenges. The League is an extraordinary, complex, and multifaceted organization, and within the small space allowed only the briefest and selective account is possible (and taken largely from its centenary history book1) (Figure ​(Figure1).1). It is with these caveats, and with the reader’s forbearance, that this article should be read. Open in a separate window Figure 1 Cover of International League Against Epilepsy 1909‐2009: a centenary history. The Figure has been reproduced with permission from reference1