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Are surgeons missing the major differential diagnosis that is more common than multiple sclerosis & HIV combined?

Posted on 02/25/2019 by wames

Are surgeons missing the major differential diagnosis that is more common than multiple sclerosis and HIV combined?, by Nina Muirhead in Royal College of Surgeons blog, 21 Feb 2019   It’s a great feeling when we meet a new outpatient … Continue reading →

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Ethical classification of ME/CFS in the United Kingdom

Posted on 02/20/2019 by wames

Ethical classification of ME/CFS in the United Kingdom, by Diane O’Leary in Bioethics, 8 February 2019   Article abstract: Few conditions have sparked as much controversy as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Professional consensus has long suggested that the condition should … Continue reading →

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome: how could the illness develop?

Posted on 02/19/2019 by wames

Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome: how could the illness develop?, by Gerwyn Morris, Michael Maes, Michael Berk, Basant K. Puri in Metabolic Brain Disease pp 1–31 [Online: 13 February Review article abstract: A model of the development and progression of chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis), … Continue reading →

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Impaired health-related quality of life in adolescent ME/CFS: the impact of core symptoms

Posted on 02/18/2019 by wames

Impaired health-related quality of life in adolescent myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome: the impact of core symptoms, by Maria Roma, Colleen L Marden, Marissa Flaherty, Samantha E Jasion, Erica M Cranston and Peter C Rowe in Front. Pediatr. 15 Feb … Continue reading →

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Onset patterns & course of ME/CFS

Posted on 02/14/2019 by wames

Onset patterns and course of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome, by Lily Chu, Ian J Valencia, Donn W Garvert, Jose G. Montoya, in Frontiers in Pediatrics 5 Feb 2019 [Published January 14, 2019]   Research abstract: Background: Epidemiologic studies of myalgic … Continue reading →

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School functioning in adolescents with CFS

Posted on 02/12/2019 by wames

School Functioning in Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Sarah Jenette Knight, Jennifer Politis, Christine Garnham, Adam Scheinberg and Michelle Anne Tollit in Front. Pediatr., 16 October 2018   Research abstract: Background: It is well known that adolescents with chronic … Continue reading →

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Can you help the doctors of the future understand ME?

Posted on 02/11/2019 by wames

Can you help the doctors of the future understand ME? What should medical students learn about ME? Email Dr Nina Muirhead nina.muirhead@nhs.net with a list of what you think medical students should learn about the condition. Nina has already sent a … Continue reading →

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Impairments in cognitive performance in CFS are common, not related to co-morbid depression but do associate with autonomic dysfunction

Posted on 02/08/2019 by wames

Impairments in cognitive performance in chronic fatigue syndrome are common, not related to co-morbid depression but do associate with autonomic dysfunction, by Lucy J Robinson, Peter Gallagher, Stuart Watson, Ruth Pearce, Andreas Finkelmeyer, Laura Maclachlan, Julia L Newton in  PLoS … Continue reading →

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A Winter’s Tale – a former mountain climber reflects on PEM & ME/CFS/FM

Posted on 02/07/2019 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Simon Parker, 5 Feb 2019: A winter’s tale – a former mountain climber reflects on Post Exertional Malaise and ME/CFS/FM. Fifteen years ago I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and ME (aka Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), a … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of four clinical laboratory parameters for the diagnosis of ME

Posted on 02/07/2019 by wames

Evaluation of four clinical laboratory parameters for the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis, by Kenny L. De Meirleir, Tatjana Mijatovic, Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Karen A. Schlauch and Vincent C. Lombardi in Journal of Translational Medicine 2018 16:322 [Published: 21 November 2018] Research abstract: Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a complex and debilitating disease that often … Continue reading →

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