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Editorial
. 2022 May 20:19:100553.
doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100553. eCollection 2022.

The 50th anniversary of the Italian League against epilepsy (Lega Italiana Contro l'Epilessia)

Laura Tassi  1 , Nicola Specchio  2 , Oriano Mecarelli  3 , Paolo Tinuper  1   4   5 , Federico Vigevano  6 , Emilio Perucca  7
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Editorial

The 50th anniversary of the Italian League against epilepsy (Lega Italiana Contro l'Epilessia)

Laura Tassi et al. Epilepsy Behav Rep. .

Abstract

This article was prepared to outline the article collection submitted on behalf of Lega Italiana Contro l'Epilepsia, or LICE, for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ILAE Italian Chapter, and provides a brief summary of the history, with its landmark achievements and challenges. LICE is a multidisciplinary, inclusive, educational, informative and multifaceted organization. Initially in 1955 and then formally in 1972, LICE was born in Milano, with the mission to devote itself to people suffering with epilepsy and by promoting appropriate treatment and care, integration into society, to promote and pursue all kinds of activities designed to achieve those aims. The LICE is currently composed of more than 1000 members including neurologists, pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurophysiologists, and neuropsychologists who function throughout Italy dealing mainly or exclusively with the diagnosis and treatment of people with epilepsy.

Keywords: Epilepsy; History; Italian League Against Epilepsy.

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