Cognitive dysfunction
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Cognitive dysfunction is a constant struggle for most ME/CFS patients and they often describe it as "brain fog".[1]
Cognitive dysfunction in ME/CFS can take many different forms. Cognitive issues commonly observed in ME/CFS include attention deficit, auditory sequencing problems, brain fog, concentration problems, difficulty comprehending social cues, dyscalculia, dyslexia, executive function problems, linguistics reversals, memory loss, multi-tasking problems, planning problems, receptive language problems, slowed thought, spatial disorientation, and word-finding problems.
Prevalence[edit | edit source]
Symptom recognition[edit | edit source]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 2016, Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Review of Recent Evidence[2] (Abstract)
- 2015, Less efficient and costly processes of frontal cortex in childhood chronic fatigue syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589845/ (Full Text)]
- 2006, Cognitive dysfunction relates to subjective report of mental fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome[3] (Full text)
- 2001, Michiels, V.; Cluydts, R. (February 2001), "Neuropsychological functioning in chronic fatigue syndrome: a review", Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 103 (2): 84–93, ISSN 0001-690X, PMID 11167310
Possible causes[edit | edit source]
Mady Hornig has found evidence in the cerebral fluid of ME/CFS patients that may explain their cognitive dysfunction.[4]
Potential treatments[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Living with Brain Fog/Fibro Fog - About.com Health FMS/ME/CFS By: Adrienne Dellwo
- ↑ Cvejic E;Birch RC;Vollmer-Conna U, 2016, 'Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Review of Recent Evidence', Current Rheumatology Reports, vol. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11926-016-0577-9
- ↑ Capuron, Lucile; Welberg, Leonie; Heim, Christine; Wagner, Dieter; Solomon, Laura; Papanicolaou, Dimitris A; Craddock, R Cameron; Miller, Andrew H; Reeves, William C (2006), "Cognitive Dysfunction Relates to Subjective Report of Mental Fatigue in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome", Neuropsychopharmacology, 31: 1777–1784, doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1301005
- ↑ Scientists find clues into cognitive dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome - Science Daily
