#cognition - Shift.ms

29 Mar 2009 01:59Last reply 10 Mar 2009 09:14

Cognition

Don't speak for the person with MS if they can't get their words out, they will and if you do that you just stress them even more!

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@AussieKylie

11 Nov 2015 07:13Last reply 13 Nov 2015 19:44

Cognition problem? & weird sensation

Hi guys, I'm not sure if this is ms related or something else. I have this weird sensation on the top of my head. It feels like there's something crawling through my hair, in just one section of my hair, but there's absolutely nothing there. It's been there for days now and my husband has looked all...

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@highheeledfagin

12 Jul 2014 22:34Last reply 12 Sep 2016 18:06

MShacks: Memory and Cognition

Hi there, Shifters. The theme of the next set of MS hacks is memory and thinking. As I'm sure many of you will have experienced, sometimes MS makes it just that bit more difficult to keep details in your head, keep track of conversations, or think of that oh so witty comeback quickly enough. So, if...

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@Col-2009

21 Dec 2020 21:26 EditedLast reply 26 Dec 2020 17:48

Cognition worsening

Has any1 noticed their cognitive ability- memory, attention, recognition etc. has worsend since covid restrictions started? Ms afffteced my thinking skills previously but now I forget a sentence/question somebody has just asked. 😐

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@ilyssa19

20 Jun 2018 15:13Last reply 21 Jun 2018 22:52

Cognition Problems

Hi, Lately I have been facing a lot of cognition problems. I forget a lot of things and sometimes struggle in formulating my thoughts. Do you have advice on how to deal with cognition problems?

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@angieH

3 Oct 2019 07:58Last reply 21 Oct 2019 21:43

Cognition and emotion

Hello! I am feeling like all things brain related are wrong. Folks I have been doing really well that’s why I haven’t posted much however lately feel I’m going downhill. That ‘mushy brain’ feeling is back. How does one know if it’s a relapse, a pseudo relapse, a transition to sp? To make things m...

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@PatOMS

31 Jan 2018 00:45Last reply 22 Feb 2020 09:30

Cognition Impairment - Can it heal?

Hi everyone, I just got my cognition testing results back. I have borderline impairment in: 1. Digits Forward and Digits BAckwqrd (visio spatial, central executive, phonological loop) 2. Attention Quotient (auditory, Visual) 3. Boston Naming Test 4. Visio-Spatial / Perceptual Skills 5. RBANS L...

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@JustSue

10 Nov 2020 14:02Last reply 28 Nov 2020 15:04

Cognition problems

Hi everyone. I hope you are all well and staying safe in these unusual times. I have lesions in my brain and spine and have numbness, weakness etc but I am mostly concerned about my cognition. I am being assessed and waiting for an appointment for a lumbar puncture as my Neurologist wants to excl...

Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

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@powla

18 Dec 2018 12:08Last reply 19 Dec 2018 19:50

12 days of Xms - Cognition and Thinking

Hey Shift MS Extended Family! Please check out the latest #12daysofXms Video on Cognition and Thinking. I'm so pleased to have been able to be a part of this. https://youtu.be/bMcL7Y5lYN4 So "Cog fog", problems with thinking and memory, affect around half of all people with MS. Here I explain w...

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@thinkfree

21 Mar 2021 00:07Last reply 22 Mar 2021 15:01

Cognition - tips not sufficient help

Hi everyone - I would like to ask the people who have had a cognitive assessment & if they felt the 1 x a 4 tip sheet was of any help ? Because back in 2016 when I requested a cognitive assessment because I knew I was experiencing difficulty with my thinking - slowness of processing & also attention...

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@Will_Berard

10 Jun 2021 10:51

Social Cognition and Wellbeing in RRMS

https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2021/06/07/impaired-social-cognition-rrms-may-affect-well-being/

@ks

2 May 2015 11:55Last reply 10 May 2015 14:45

Accused of playing on my M.S.......

So I was recently told that 'I sometimes play on my M.S'! Like I use it as an excuse for things I can't do that well! It was about when I struggle with cognition issues especially when I am stressed and have to figure something out on the spot, which I find pretty tricky! Is it just me or is it the...

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@marydev

12 Nov 2015 16:45Last reply 16 Nov 2015 23:00

arms exhausted

Hi has any one any suggestions on arms that get exchausted from use its driving me home from work they acke to the point if tears,my nero has no suggestions saw himthis week went in so prepared with my thought out lust and questions buthe says its unusual forsome one to have so many symptoms all ...

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@Nold

25 Nov 2014 09:02Last reply 23 Jan 2015 23:40

A little bit of panic....

Hi everyone. I'm feeling totally crappy at the moment. Not just that i have bad cold, the problem is the emotional side. Just have to speak about it. A the moment I don't have anyone who can listen and understand what I am saying. I always thought I was healthy. Just a little bit overweight, but i ...

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@Becks

2 Aug 2012 07:01Last reply 6 Aug 2012 14:57

Modafanil - how do you cope with....

I am on the lowest dosage of modafanil and love it BUT... my brain is on rocket fuel and my cognition is superb now, the physical fatigue has not turned around as significantly so I now struggle with my brain wanting to do a million things and my body can't keep up with it!!! Anyone else feel like ...

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@Stumbler

17 Feb 2017 14:05Last reply 2 Mar 2017 18:57

Survey Participants Required

The following request was made via my local MS Treatment Centre. It includes a very short survey and a short test of cognition multi-tasking. So, if you could spare 10 minutes:- URGENT! Volunteers needed for MS and Multi-tasking study Hi, My name is Hannah Fox and I have been visiting the Suss...

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@MaraJade

10 Nov 2018 03:56Last reply 12 Nov 2018 16:59

I'm actually doing it!

Hi all! I haven't posted in a while. I'm a single mom and I need to work again. My cognition issues make this very difficult. I've decided to train to become a travel agent. I was/am really worried if I could even get though the training, but I'm almost done...I've made it! It's not easy, but I can ...

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@Isa_Elfers

27 Jul 2020 23:55Last reply 29 Jul 2020 15:17

Cymbalta

Hi all, first post. I'm 22 and slogging through the long and troublesome diagnostic process to figure out what's going on. My strong suspicion is MS, but my objective clinical indicators are either barely there or nonexistent ⁠— I have small demyelinated lesions and speckled ANA blood titer, but tha...

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@lorag

22 Nov 2016 09:25Last reply 22 Dec 2016 10:13

Medication to help with walking better

Hi all, I am due to see my neurologist in the 15th dec, haven't seen him for over 2.5years. I don't take any medication at the moment because the 5 I have tried did not agree with me. I have secondary MS. I mainly want to get a MRI because I am finding in the last couple of years my cognition is g...

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@thinkfree

19 Oct 2016 18:34Last reply 18 Nov 2016 13:23

Cognitive effects assessment

Dos anyone have any knowledge re what happens when you go to see the neuro psychologist re cognitive effects ? I have just been given an apt for a couple of weeks time & it states that the 1st apt lasts for 2 hours . I feel I experience many cognitive effects & 1 of them is that my brain ...

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