The management of epilepsy in clinical practice: Do the timing and severity of the disease influence the priorities of patients and the caring physicians? Data from the EPINEEDS study

•Priorities and needs in epilepsy differ between patients and physicians.•Physicians prioritize the information on diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.•Patients focus on the search of the cause and the side effects of drugs.•Patients' priorities vary only in part with the severity of the disease.•Physicians tend to undervalue the communication of specific information.