| thousands of individuals who currently suffer from | | | | believe that a virus, although not responsible for |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), the causes of | | | | CFS, may cause damage to the neurological |
| this mysterious illness remain a mystery. | | | | system of the individual who later suffers from |
| Reputable medical institutions, including the Centers | | | | symptoms of CFS. |
| for Disease Control have launched research | | | | During the course of what may well be a |
| efforts into discovering the reasons why some | | | | relatively harmless virus, areas of the brain may |
| individuals contract CFS and what can be done to | | | | sustain damage which then results in the |
| alleviate the symptoms. | | | | symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For |
| Originally termed yuppie flu by the media, | | | | some reason, this damage may be permanent or |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was thought to be | | | | transient - or at least the symptoms caused by |
| caused by the Epstein Barr virus, or | | | | the damage may be. Some individuals who suffer |
| mononucleosis. In the late 1980's, it appeared that | | | | from CFS find that their symptoms may lessen |
| the only individuals who suffered from yuppie flu | | | | or completely disappear in time, and still others |
| were the young, upwardly mobile, urban | | | | find that they may experience a remission |
| professionals who, because of their busy | | | | of sorts, only to have the symptoms reappear at |
| lifestyles, of course were tired! With further | | | | a later time. |
| investigation, medical professionals discovered that | | | | This Brain Injury theory is the most |
| many other individuals were suffering from the | | | | prevalent at this time and appears to provide the |
| unexplained symptoms of this illness. Even though | | | | most rational explanation for Chronic Fatigue |
| the medical community has published studies that | | | | Syndrome to date. As the control center of the |
| bolster the reality of this illness, sufferers continue | | | | body, the brain, when unable to function normally, |
| to find that the yuppie flu designation still | | | | can cause a host of mysterious symptoms that |
| prevails. | | | | are unexplained by any known medical illness. |
| Many individuals who suffer from CFS have | | | | Further research into the causes of Chronic |
| reported that they became ill with a virus before | | | | Fatigue Syndrome should provide the answers to |
| later noticing the symptoms now attributed to | | | | why some individuals suffer from this brain injury |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Researchers now | | | | and others do not. |