#83 - Brain Fog and Sleep: There's Someone In My Head, But It's Not Me

22/01/2024 31 min
#83 - Brain Fog and Sleep: There's Someone In My Head, But It's Not Me

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Episode Synopsis

While brain fog has been described in many contexts, its incidence has soared since Covid. While the existence  of brain fog is clearly real, its lack of clear definition and delineation from similar disorders does inject diagnostic and therapeutic confusion into the clinical setting. In this episode we will:Offer elements central to the definition of brain fogTouch upon the demographics and incidence of the disorder, with particular attention to CovidReview the history of the disorderLook at theories related to the pathophysiology of brain fogEvaluate the interplay of sleep and brain fogDiscuss the development of a brain fog assessmentList some potential brain fog interventionsProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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