The Impact of the Invisible Symptoms of MS: Patient Experience with Fatigue, Cognitive Dysfunction

The MS team explains the difference between visible and invisible MS symptoms, which can be difficult to evaluate and manage. Hear the perspective of a patient living with MS. Lillian says the disease “hits you at the peak of your life…and it’s devastating,” calling fatigue and cognitive dysfunction “the evil twins in MS.”

Multidimensional fatigue is the most common invisible symptom, with up to 90% of patients experiencing the negative impact on QOL that can’t be rested away.

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In “The Impact of Invisible Symptoms of MS,” an expert panel of clinicians from the Stony Brook Neurosciences Institute meet with Lillian, a woman living with MS for 30 years, to learn more about the unseen symptoms that impact life with multiple sclerosis.

Featuring: Patricia Coyle, MD
Director, MS Comprehensive Care Center

Patricia Melville, RN, NP-C, CCRC, MSCN
Supporting Specialist

Thomas Preston, PhD, ABPP/CN
Director, Neuropsychology Services