Author Archives: wames
From neurasthenia to post-exertion disease: evolution of the diagnostic criteria of CFS/ME
From neurasthenia to post-exertion disease: Evolution of the diagnostic criteria of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, by Inigo Murga, Jose-Vicente Lafuente in Atencion Primaria [online 8 June 2019] Research abstract: Changes in the terminology and diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic … Continue reading
Inclusive education for students with chronic illness – technological challenges & opportunities
Inclusive education for students with chronic illness – technological challenges and opportunities, by Anna Wood. Chapter in book: Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Education Perspectives on Rethinking and Reforming Education pp135-148 [June 14 2019] Chapter abstract: Although the general issues related … Continue reading
Patients with FM & CFS show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls
Patients with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls, by Nina Groven, Egil A Fors, Solveig KlæboReitan, in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity [Available online 7 June 2019] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.06.010 Highlights CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia share common features of … Continue reading
Differential diagnosis between “chronic fatigue” and “chronic fatigue syndrome”
Differential diagnosis between “chronic fatigue” and “chronic fatigue syndrome”, by Chang-GueSon in Integrative Medicine Research, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2019, Pages 89-91 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2019.04.005] Commentary: Fatigue is a common complaint experienced by most of subjects during lifetime, which affects approximately … Continue reading
Illness duration, mood and symptom impact in adolescents with CFS/ME
Illness duration, mood and symptom impact in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis?, by Francesca K Neale, Deborah Christie, Dougal S Hargreaves, Terry Y Segal in Archives of Disease in Childhood, Jun 13 2019 Letter excerpt: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis … Continue reading
Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in ME/CFS
Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Katarina Lien, Bjørn Johansen, Marit B Veierød, Annicke S Haslestad, Siv K Bøhn, Morten N Melsom, Kristin R Kardel, Per O Iversen in Physiological reports vol … Continue reading
PEM: It’s time to retire the term
PEM: It’s time to retire the term, by Pete Hanauer in The Solve ME/CFS Chronicle, Spring 2018 FOR MANY YEARS, people who suffered the pain and disruption to their lives caused by ME/CFS also suffered the indignity of being … Continue reading
Patient perspectives on self-management technologies for CFS
Patient perspectives on self-management technologies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Tabby Davies, Simon Jones, Ryan Kelly in CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (CHI 2019), May 4–9, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland UK, 13 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605. 3300452 Research abstract: … Continue reading