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==Causes== Brain fog is a common symptom of [[Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]], but can also be caused - or linked to - other illnesses: *during chemotherapy, the mild cognitive impairment is often called "chemo brain" or "chemo fog"<ref>{{Cite book | title = The Chemotherapy Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Get Through Treatment | pages = 163|isbn=978-1-57224-621-8|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Chemotherapy_Survival_Guide.html?id=guerk0-cM8sC|access-date= | date = May 2009| publisher = New Harbinger Publications | last = McKay | first = Judith | author-link = | last2 = Schacher | first2 = Tamera | author-link2 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *[[depression]] - concentration problems may be described as brain fog<ref>{{Cite book | title = The Neurologic Diagnosis: A Practical Bedside Approach | pages = 50|isbn=978-3-319-95951-1|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Neurologic_Diagnosis.html?id=pD18DwAAQBAJ|access-date= | date = 2018-11-27| publisher = Springer | last = Alpert | first = Jack N. | author-link = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] (EDS) patients may use the term brain fog to refer to the "inability to focus and maintain concentration" that is common in people with EDS, although ME/CFS is also common in people with EDS<ref>{{Cite book | title = Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach | pages = 4|isbn=978-1-118-77726-8|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/Sleep_Disorders_in_Neurology.html?id=yH1gDwAAQBAJ|access-date= | date = 2018-09-24| publisher = John Wiley & Sons | last = Overeem | first = Sebastiaan | author-link = | last2 = Reading | first2 = Paul | author-link2 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *the endocrine disorder hypoparathyroidism, which also causes mood problems<ref>{{Cite book | title = Metabolic Bone Diseases: A Case-Based Approach|isbn=978-3-030-03694-2|language=en | url =https://books.google.com/books/about/Metabolic_Bone_Diseases.html?id=QcuJDwAAQBAJ | date = 2019-02-22| publisher = Springer | last = Camacho | first = Pauline M.}}</ref> *brain fog is common in people with [[fibromyalgia]], and is often referred to as "fibro fog"<ref name=":2" /> *[[Non-celiac gluten sensitivity|gluten sensitivity]]<ref>{{Cite book | title = Nutritional Management of Gastrointestinal Disease, an Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America | pages = 141|isbn=978-0-323-58155-4|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Tt3WDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA141&pg=PA142|access-date= | date = 2018-02-07| publisher = Elsevier Health Sciences | last = Ukleja | first = Andrew | author-link = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> or celiac disease<ref>{{Cite book | title = Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically | pages = 142|isbn=978-1-58562-501-7|edition=2nd | volume = III|language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/Clinical_Manual_of_Psychopharmacology_in.html?id=buRGDQAAQBAJ|access-date= | date = 2016-10-18| publisher = American Psychiatric Pub | last = Levenson | first = James L. | author-link = | last2 = Ferrando | first2 = Stephen J. | author-link2 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *[[Hepatitis C|hepatitis C virus]]<ref>{{Cite book | title = Hepatitis C Virus II: Infection and Disease | pages = 168|isbn=978-4-431-56101-9|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/Hepatitis_C_Virus_II.html?id=YOlmDQAAQBAJ|access-date= | date = 2016-10-28| publisher = Springer | last = Miyamura | first = Tatsuo | author-link = | last2 = Lemon | first2 = Stanley M. | author-link2 = | last3 = Walker | first3 = Christopher M. | author-link3 = | last4 = Wakita | first4 = Takaji | author-link4 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *[[hypocalcemia]] - low levels of [[calcium]] in the blood, which also causes [[fatigue]] and many other symptoms<ref>{{Cite book | title = CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020 | pages = 915,1169|isbn=978-1-260-45529-8|edition=59 | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/CURRENT_Medical_Diagnosis_and_Treatment.html?id=fy2sDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA1169|access-date= | date = 2019-09-09| publisher = McGraw Hill Professional | last = Papadakis | first = Maxine A. | author-link = | last2 = McPhee | first2 = Stephen J. | author-link2 = | last3 = Rabow | first3 = Michael W. | author-link3 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *brain fog may be described by people with [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] (EDS) as the "inability to focus and maintain concentration" that common in people with EDS, although ME/CFS is also common in people with EDS<ref>{{Cite book | title = Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach | pages = 4|isbn=978-1-118-77726-8|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/Sleep_Disorders_in_Neurology.html?id=yH1gDwAAQBAJ|access-date= | date = 2018-09-24| publisher = John Wiley & Sons | last = Overeem | first = Sebastiaan | author-link = | last2 = Reading | first2 = Paul | author-link2 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *[[Lyme disease]] patients may use the term brain fog to describe an impairment in thinking<ref>{{Cite book | title = National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH: Volume 2: Impact on Global Health|isbn=978-1-60327-297-1|language=en | url =https://books.google.com/books/about/National_Institute_of_Allergy_and_Infect.html?id=pymSBkVU-FsC | date = 2009-07-06| publisher = Springer Science & Business Media | last = Georgiev | first = Vassil St}}</ref> *[[postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome]] (POTS) or other forms of [[orthostatic intolerance]] cause brain fog, "impaired cognition" and many other symptoms occur when a person stands or moves to an upright position<ref>{{Cite book | title = Case Studies in Neurology, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics | pages = 538|isbn=978-0-323-45980-8|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8EHUDAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA538&pg=PA539#v=onepage&f=false|access-date= | date = 2016-08-02| publisher = Elsevier Health Sciences | last = Evans | first = Randolph W. | author-link = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | title = Clinical Autonomic and Mitochondrial Disorders: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment for Mind-Body Wellness | pages = 515|isbn=978-3-030-17016-5|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5OOmDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA515&pg=PA516#v=onepage&f=false|access-date= | date = 2019-08-01| publisher = Springer | last = DePace | first = Nicholas L. | author-link = | last2 = Colombo | first2 = Joseph | author-link2 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = }}</ref> *brain fog may be used to describe memory impairment resulting from concussion or traumatic brain injury<ref>{{Cite book | title = Merritt's Neurology|isbn=978-1-4963-2107-7|language=en | url =https://books.google.com/books/about/Merritt_s_Neurology.html?id=5Kp3CgAAQBAJ | date = 2015-08-31| publisher = Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | last = Louis | first = Elan D. | last2 = Mayer | first2 = Stephan A. | last3 = Rowland | first3 = Lewis P.}}</ref> *sarcoidosis-associated brain fog, which also causes fatigue<ref>{{Cite book | title = International Neurology | page = 97 | isbn=978-1-118-77736-7|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mRl6DAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA97&pg=PA97#v=onepage&f=false|access-date= | date = 2016-06-13 | publisher = John Wiley & Sons | last = Lisak | first = Robert P. | author-link = | last2 = Truong | first2 = Daniel D. | author-link2 = | last3 = Carroll | first3 = William M. | author-link3 = | last4 = Bhidayasiri | first4 = Roongroj | author-link4 = |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=|location=|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = }}</ref> *[[Sjögren's syndrome]]<ref>{{Cite book | title = Rheumatology | pages = 304|isbn=978-0-7020-6303-9|edition= | volume = |language=en| title-link = | url = https://books.google.com/books/about/Rheumatology.html?id=WCmhAwAAQBAJ|access-date= | date = 2014-06-24| publisher = Elsevier Health Sciences | last = Hochberg | first = Marc C. | author-link = | last2 = Silman | first2 = Alan J. | author-link2 = | last3 = Smolen | first3 = Josef S. | author-link3 = | last4 = Weinblatt | first4 = Michael E. | author-link4 = | last5 = Weisman | first5 = Michael H. |veditors=|others=|doi=|oclc=|quote=|archive-url=|archive-date=| location = }}</ref> *[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/10809/postorgasmic-illness-syndrome Postorgasmic illness syndrome] *[[Long COVID|Long Covid]]
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