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This CKS, NICE document relating to Differential diagnosis entitled Dementia; What else could it be? raises several alternative diagnoses but no mention of ME/CFS. Differential diagnosis | Diagnosis | Dementia | CKS | NICE Particularly as we get older, any cognitive issues, (classic for ME...

Department: School of Psychology and Vision Sciences Application deadline: 31 July 2023 Start date: 1 October 2023 Overview Supervisors: Dr Doug Barrett (djkb1@le.ac.uk) & Dr David Souto (ds572@le.ac.uk) Project Description: Cognitive deficits are a pervasive and debilitating characteristic...

Abstract People recovered from COVID-19 may still present complications including respiratory and neurological sequelae. In other viral infections, cognitive impairment occurs due to brain damage or dysfunction caused by vascular lesions and inflammatory processes. Persistent cognitive...

https://www.quantamagazine.org/mitochondria-double-as-tiny-lenses-in-the-eye-20220405/ A study published last month in Science Advances found that inside mammalian eyes, mitochondria, the organelles that power cells, may serve a second role as microscopic lenses, helping to focus light on the...

I read about this syndrome because I'm becoming light sensitive, can't see in poor light conditions and have intrusive visual snow and disturbances. The association between light sensitivity and ME/CFS is well known, I'm wondering how many others have some of these additional symptoms? An...

I don't know how else to describe this. Maybe it's just what others call 'tired but wired'? This started about a year ago. I would go to bed and once the light was out it became apparent just how frantic everything in my brain was. It's like my brain is bouncing around in my head. There is no...

The neuro symptoms that started last year are still driving me nuts. The vision issues I've been having (floaters, after-images, problems focusing) are there almost all the time. But things get much worse when I'm on the computer. I think my brain is just struggling to take in all the...

Source: University of Leicester Date: September 2017. Online: February 15, 2018 URL: https://lra.le.ac.uk/handle/2381/41228 https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/41228/1/2018AhmedNSMphil.pdf Ophthalmic correlates of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)...