Tassi Laura, Specchio Nicola, Mecarelli Oriano, Tinuper Paolo, Vigevano Federico, Perucca Emilio
"Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, ASST Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy, Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Italy.
Rare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesu' Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Rome, Italy.
Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2022 May 20;19:100553. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2022.100553. eCollection 2022.
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.
本文旨在概述代表意大利抗癫痫联盟（Lega Italiana Contro l'Epilepsia，简称LICE）为国际癫痫联盟（ILAE）意大利分会成立50周年提交的文章集，并简要介绍其历史、标志性成就和挑战。LICE是一个多学科、包容性强、具有教育意义、信息丰富且多元化的组织。LICE最初于1955年成立，1972年正式诞生于米兰，其使命是致力于帮助癫痫患者，通过推广适当的治疗和护理，促进他们融入社会，并推动和开展各种旨在实现这些目标的活动。LICE目前由1000多名成员组成，包括神经科医生、儿科神经科医生、神经外科医生、神经生理学家和神经心理学家，他们在意大利各地开展工作，主要或专门从事癫痫患者的诊断和治疗。
