About this episode

Dr. Lucretia Long discusses the importance of comprehensive epilepsy care beyond just seizure control.

Is seizure freedom enough in epilepsy care? Dr. Lucretia Long, epilepsy specialist nurse practitioner, shares why care must go beyond seizure control - with psychiatric symptoms, medication side effects, and cognitive challenges shaping quality of life just as much as seizures. This episode explores how to individualise care, why patient priorities must lead decisions, and how small, realistic changes can improve wellbeing. This episode is sponsored by EASEE® by Precisis GmbH and had no influence over the editorial content or discussion. Learn more about EASEE® here: https://precisis.de/en 👕 Join the Epilepsy Sparks community with our merch 👇🏻 https://epilepsy-sparks.creator-spring.com 🌐 More Epilepsy Sparks Insights 👇🏻 https://www.epilepsysparks.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights 🎧 Listen to the Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast on Apple, Spotify, or your favourite provider! 🔤 Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻 https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary 📲 Join us on social media! - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/epilepsy-sparks - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/epilepsysparks - Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: Torie Robinson

Guest: Dr. Lucretia Long

Topics covered

• epilepsy care
• seizure control
• patient priorities
• quality of life
• individualized care

Keywords

• epilepsy
• seizure freedom
• psychiatric symptoms
• medication side effects
• cognitive challenges

Sponsors

EASEE® by Precisis GmbH

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Epilepsy Sparks, Precisis GmbH

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