American Epilepsy Society

11/11/2025

1 in 26 people will develop in their lifetime.

This Epilepsy Awareness Month, you can help fuel discoveries that bring hope and improve outcomes.
Support critical research by making a gift to AES today:
➡️ https://my.aesnet.org/aes-donate-now-funds

11/05/2025

November is month. Take action towards improving outcomes, ending stigma, and reducing burden for those living with epilepsy and their caregivers by reviewing the community consensus priorities developed by the National Plan for Epilepsy Committee and providing feedback! Help us form the National Plan for Epilepsy:

For the past several months, the National Plan for Epilepsy Committee (NPEC) and several work groups have been developing a document with bold goals, key priorities, and concrete strategies to provide to policymakers and epilepsy community organizations. Called “Epilepsy Community Consensus Priori...

11/04/2025

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Check out the November 2025 issue of the Costco Connection. Read articles on new products, shopping tips, and more.

09/27/2025

The Oct. 14 National Health Equity Grand Rounds virtual event explores how health systems can improve economic and population health by addressing vital health conditions like housing and access to food. Free available. Register: http://bit.ly/48g849t

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds Learning Series highlights historical and contemporary root causes of health inequities and amplifies strategies to advance health equity in the United States. This initiative is led by the American Medical Association in collaboration with the National Center...

09/26/2025

New Method Simplifies Brain Evaluations for Planning Surgery:

'BESPoC' method allows children to engage in short, simple conversations instead of current hours-long testing process

07/09/2025

New AES Clinical Corner: Shared Decisions, Shared Roads: Personalizing Driving Guidance in Epilepsy Care 🚗

Navigating driving restrictions for people with epilepsy isn’t always straightforward. In our latest AES Clinical Corner episode, Dr. Barry Gidal, Dr. Benjamin Tolchin, and Dr. Charuta Joshi discuss seizure-free requirements, mandatory reporting, state law variability, and how to talk to patients about driving safely.

Watch the full conversation now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeRFEMulNCk
Explore all Clinical Corner content here: https://aesnet.org/clinical-care/treatments/clinical-corner

This episode also highlights guidance from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and Epilepsy Foundation of America.

What role do clinicians play in helping people with epilepsy navigate driving regulations, safety concerns, and seizure control? In this episode of AES Clini...

05/23/2025

📣 It’s time to renew your AES membership for 2025!

Stay connected to the global epilepsy community and continue accessing the education, funding opportunities, and insights that matter to your work.

Renew by June 30 to avoid interruptions in benefits and communications.

🔹 This is where you belong 🔹

Renew today: https://www.aesnet.org/login

05/01/2025

Professor Barry Gidal, one of the foremost epilepsy researchers in the country, has spent decades working to eliminate epilepsy.

As a clinical pharmacist practitioner at the Epilepsy Center of Excellence at William S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital, Gidal works directly with patients, and as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of CURE Epilepsy — the leading nonprofit epilepsy research organization — and the American Epilepsy Society’s Board of Directors, he's impacting epilepsy patients and research nationwide.

“You really have to be interested in hearing the stories from patients," he says. "It’s putting the whole patient story together and going on that journey with them.”

Learn more about his field-leading work: https://bit.ly/43PfNcD

05/01/2025

The 2025 meeting will be held at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park in Atlanta, GA on December 4th, 2025 with the family session occurring the day before on December 3rd. The meeting will be held ahead of the annual American Epilepsy Society Conference (December 5th - 9th, 2025). Please check back for more details! https://pameonline.org/upcoming-events/

04/29/2025

AES is the ideal venue for epilepsy scientists and clinicians to present their research results to a global audience. Submit your abstract to be considered for presentation at AES2025 in Atlanta this December! Abstract submission is open through 6/9, 12:00 PM PT. https://aesnet.org/AES-annual-meeting/abstracts/submit-an-abstract

04/25/2025

The good news? Proactive screening and healthy habits can help manage—and even reduce the risk of—many of these conditions, often without additional medication.💡 Talk with your clinician about ways to support your overall health. Small steps can make a big difference. Discover more healthy tips for living with epilepsy: https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/living-with/index.html