What kind of symptoms and MS cause?
Often people with MS will realise they are having cognitive problems when they find it hard to read a book or follow conversations. This can have a huge impact on their ability to work, socialise and enjoy leisure time. Memory loss is the most commonly reported cognitive difficulty. The term cognition is used to describe a person’s ‘thinking ability’ and involves: • focusing, maintaining and shifting one’s attention • learning, remembering and recalling information • understanding and using language appropriately and effectively • performing maths calculations • ‘executive function’ such as planning actions, performing tasks in the correct order, controlling one’s impulses, transferring learning from one situation to another, and working with abstract concepts Experiencing changes in your ability to think, remember things and organise yourself can prove to be very distressing. Unfortunately, society at large often stigmatises people who have problems in these areas, sometimes wrongly s
