Telemedicine visits with your doctor during a pandemic
A global pandemic has forced hospitals to send providers and patients home for quarantines. Will telemedicine be a solution to help care for the chronically ill?
Dose mapping and Breakthrough Seizures, What is The Link?
Every person living with epilepsy faces a different journey, but the goal is the same: freedom from breakthrough seizures.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Reasons for Working with Your Epilepsy Specialist
Regardless of who you’re working with to manage your epilepsy, open and honest communication with your healthcare team is a priority.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Improving Adherence Requires a Team Approach
Medication “adherence is a crucial part of the journey toward seizure freedom, but for many people with epilepsy, taking their medications on schedule can be very difficult,” said Lucretia Long, APRN-CNP, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Leonieke lives with a thick fog until she gets VNS in Belgium
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™. Leonieke’s Story When I was 9 my dream of joining the navy was crushed. I was told that I’d probably … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Brain Surgery for Epilepsy-How did we get here
Nancy Jane and her husband have shared the story of his brain surgery for epilepsy with friends, and they have all commented on how cavalier we seem about the whole thing. It is easy to be cavalier when your quality of life is near zero.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: The reality of seizure rescue medications for adults
Alice’s seizures often occur in clusters. She’s struggled to find information on other adult’s experiences with rescue medications. So she has shared her own experience here.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Patient-Provider Disconnects In Epilepsy: National Survey Evaluates Perceptions
The “Seize the Truth About Epilepsy Perceptions” (STEP) Survey was conducted online on behalf of SK Life Science, Inc. The results revealed important disconnects that exist between patients, caregivers and healthcare providers (HCPs).