2026 Annual Meeting | C169 - The Tired Brain: Approaches to Fatigue Across Neurology

Date Wednesday 04/22/26

Time 07:00 AM - 09:00 AM CDT Add To Calendar

Location McCormick Place West | W178a

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, MD, FAAN

Topic(s) Sleep

Learning Objectives Participants should be able to differentiate fatigue from sleepiness, apathy, and depression in neurology patients; recognize the prevalence, clinical features, and impact of fatigue across key neurological disorders (MS, Parkinson’s, stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, long COVID); apply a structured approach to evaluating fatigue, including relevant history, examination, screening tools, and laboratory/ancillary testing; implement evidence-based management strategies (pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic) with emphasis on sleep medicine principles, exercise, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and treatment of comorbidities; and engage in case-based discussions that highlight practical pearls and pitfalls in addressing fatigue across diverse neuro clinics.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice, Quality Improvement

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Program Materials Program Evaluations

Event Timeline
07:00 AM - 07:40 AM CDT	Speaker	Framing Fatigue in Neurology and Understanding the Clinical Differentiation between Fatigue, Sleepiness, and Depression Karin G. Johnson, MD, FAAN
07:40 AM - 08:20 AM CDT	Speaker	Fatigue in MS, Neuroimmunology, Neuromuscular, and Post-Infectious Syndromes Margaret A. Kay-Stacey, MD
08:20 AM - 08:50 AM CDT	Speaker	Fatigue in Stroke, Parkinson's, Epilepsy Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, MD, FAAN
08:50 AM - 09:00 AM CDT	Q&A	Q&A Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, MD, FAAN

Faculty Disclosures
Karin G. Johnson, MD, FAAN	Dr. Johnson has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for RealCME. Dr. Johnson has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for Save Standard Time. The institution of Dr. Johnson has received research support from Apnimed.
Margaret A. Kay-Stacey, MD	Dr. Kay-Stacey has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Expert Panelist (one time event) with AAN NeuroPanels .
Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, MD, FAAN	Dr. Lee-Iannotti has nothing to disclose.