Early stages of glandular fever may cause brain “injuries’. And this brain “injuries” in turn may give birth to some cases of chronic fatigue syndrome. It is since 1999, a University of New South Wales team has followed people with Epstein-Barr virus, suggesting that those who remained ill after the virus had gone had suffered a “hit-and-run injury” to the brain.
They said the brain appears to keep behaving as if a person is ill, while writing in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Though most patients recover within a few weeks, one in 10 young people will suffer prolonged symptoms, marked by fatigue. The illness may be diagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), if these symptoms persist, to a disabling degree.
Via: BBC News