Personality change
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Personality change can occur as a symptom of ME/CFS.
Prevalence
- 2001, In a Belgian study, 70.9% of patients meeting the Fukuda criteria and 74.2% of patients meeting the Holmes criteria, in a cohort of 2073 CFS patients, reported a personality change.[1]
- 1995, Katrina Berne, PhD, reported a prevalence of 55-75% for personality changes.[2]
Potential causes
- Magnesium deficiency
See also
References
- ↑ De Becker, P; McGregor, N; De Meirleir, K (September 2001), "A definition-based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.", Journal of Internal Medicine, 250 (3): 234-240, PMID 11555128
- ↑ Berne, Katrina (December 1, 1995), Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS), 2nd ed., Hunter House, p. 60, ISBN 978-0897931915