Causes
- Mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction
- chronic post-viral neuroinflammation
- dysregulated autonomic nervous system
Symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise with severe crashes after mild activity
- unrefreshing sleep
- cognitive "brain fog"
- orthostatic dizziness
Risk Factors
- Severe previous viral infections such as EBV or COVID-19
- female gender
- age between 20 and 45
- persistent life stressors
