Months after contracting even mild forms of Covid-19, some patients struggle to recover. Shopping, outings with friends, eating, brushing teeth… These everyday activities generate abnormal exhaustion. The feeling of the brain functioning in slow motion is...
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Months after contracting even mild forms of Covid-19, some patients struggle to recover. Shopping, outings with friends, eating, brushing teeth… These everyday activities generate abnormal exhaustion. The feeling of the brain functioning in slow motion is coupled with unrefreshing sleep and a state of diffuse confusion. Fortunately, these symptoms resolve on their own in most cases. But an unlucky few could develop myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, which is diagnosed from the delayed intolerance of exertion. For the moment, no characteristic biological causes have been formally identified. Often described as a psychosomatic disorder or mistaken for depression, it is nonetheless very real. And avenues for research into the mechanisms involved are finally emerging! Read on for an overview of the research into this syndrome that continues to remain under-recognized in France and to which the pandemic, ironically, is bringing a fresh perspective.
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