⚡ Key Symptoms
🧠 Cognitive (thinking)
- Memory problems
- Difficulty concentrating
- Slowed thinking
- “Brain fog”
😴 Sleep disturbance
- Unrefreshing sleep
- Waking still exhausted
⚖️ Orthostatic intolerance
- Dizziness when sitting or standing
- Faintness on standing
- Difficulty staying upright
💢 Pain
- Muscle pain
- Joint pain (without swelling)
🧬 Causes and Risk Factors
Possible causes:
- Post-infectious illness (e.g. Epstein-Barr virus, COVID-19)
- Immune system dysfunction
- Possible autoimmune involvement
- Abnormal energy metabolism
📊 Risk factors:
- Can affect anyone
- More common in females (2–4 times higher)
- Often starts ages 10–77
🧪 Diagnosis
- No single test
- Based on symptoms
- Other conditions must be ruled out
💊 Treatment and Management
⚖️ Pacing
- Balancing rest and activity
- Avoiding symptom crashes (PEM)
💊 Supportive care
- Pain management
- Sleep support
- Symptom-specific medication
🧠 Psychological support
- CBT may support coping
- Not a cure
📈 Prognosis
- Some improve over time
- Some remain severely affected
- Severity varies widely
💡 Key Message
ME/CFS is a fluctuating, long-term energy-related illness that needs careful pacing and ongoing support.
🧩 Easy Read Version
ME/CFS is a long-term illness.
It affects energy in the body.
⚡ Symptoms:
- Very tired all the time
- Worse after activity
- Brain fog
- Sleep not refreshing
- Dizziness
- Body pain
❗ Rest does NOT always fix it
💚 People need support and understanding
📊 Table
| Feature | ME/CFS |
|---|---|
| Type | Chronic multisystem illness |
| Main symptom | Post-exertional malaise |
| Cause | Unknown (often post-infectious) |
| Diagnosis | Clinical (no test) |
| Treatment | Pacing + symptom management |
| Cure | No |
| Outlook | Variable |
🧠 PowerPoint Slides
- What is ME/CFS
- Main symptoms
- Brain fog and fatigue
- Post-exertional malaise
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Key message
🧠 RETT SYNDROME
🧬 Clean Educational Version
Rett syndrome is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental condition, mainly affecting girls.
It leads to loss of skills after early development.
🧬 Cause
- Mutation in MECP2 gene
- Usually random (de novo)
- Not usually inherited
🧠 Key Symptoms
🗣️ Loss of skills
- Loss of speech
- Loss of hand use
✋ Hand movements
- Hand wringing
- Tapping
- Clapping
- Repetitive movements
🚶 Movement issues
- Walking difficulties
- Stiff muscles
- Toe walking
🧠 Brain development
- Slowed head growth
- Developmental regression
🌬️ Breathing
- Breath-holding
- Irregular breathing
⚠️ Other features
- Seizures
- Sleep problems
- Scoliosis
- Teeth grinding
📈 Stages
Stage 1 (6–18 months)
- Slow development
- Reduced eye contact
Stage 2 (1–4 years)
- Loss of speech
- Loss of skills
Stage 3 (2–10 years)
- Stabilisation
- Ongoing motor difficulties
Stage 4 (later life)
- Reduced mobility
- Muscle weakness
- Ongoing support needs
💊 Support
- Physiotherapy
- Communication support
- Seizure management
- Mobility support
- Specialist care
💡 Key Message
Rett syndrome is lifelong and changes over time, but support improves quality of life.
🧩 Easy Read Version
Rett syndrome is a rare condition.
It mainly affects girls.
It starts after early development.
💬 It may cause:
- Loss of speech
- Difficulty walking
- Hand movements
- Learning difficulties
- Seizures
💚 People need support to communicate and move
📊 Table
| Feature | Rett Syndrome |
|---|---|
| Type | Genetic neurodevelopmental |
| Gene | MECP2 |
| Onset | 6–18 months |
| Main feature | Loss of skills |
| Cause | Random mutation |
| Support | Therapy + medical care |
| Lifespan | Into adulthood |
🧠 PowerPoint Slides
- What is Rett syndrome
- Cause (MECP2 gene)
- Early development
- Loss of skills
- Movement issues
- Communication changes
- Stages
- Support
- Key message
💚 FINAL KEY MESSAGE (ALL CONDITIONS)
- Conditions affect each person differently
- Some are genetic, some neurological, some long-term illness
- Many are lifelong but manageable
- Support improves outcomes
- Communication and understanding are essential
- Every person has strengths
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