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Norwegian professors question GET & CBT as interventions for ME
Article extracts: The assessment and treatment of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in Norway is, according to a SINTEF study from 2011 highly inadequate: There is a lack of expertise within the social, welfare and healthcare … Continue reading
Invitation to take part in a large gene study of ME/CFS
Are you currently diagnosed with ME/CFS (SEID)? Are you interested in your genetic makeup? If so, help the INIM create a one of a kind genetic database for patients with ME/CFS. Participation for this study requires you to have a … Continue reading
Borderline intracranial hypertension manifesting as CFS
Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome and cases of idiopathic intracranial hypertension without signs of raised intracranial pressure can be impossible to distinguish without direct measurement of intracranial pressure. Moreover, lumbar puncture, the usual method of measuring intracranial pressure, can produce a similar respite … Continue reading
Management of chronic pain in children
Review abstract: Chronic pain in children and adolescents can be difficult for a single provider to manage in a busy clinical setting. Part of this difficulty is that pediatric chronic pain not only impacts the child but also the families … Continue reading
Close to collapse – Shocking report exposes failings in ME social care
Shocking’ report exposes failings in ME social care, By Raya Al Jadir in Disability News Service, November 13, 2015 A tiny proportion of disabled people with the neurological condition ME are receiving the social care they could be entitled to, according to … Continue reading
Deciphering PEM video lecture
Post-Exertion Malaise: The Intersection of Biology and Behavior A video lecture from SolveCFS, Published on Nov 21, 2015 Dr. Dane B. Cook is the Co-Director of the Exercise Psychology laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the Marsh … Continue reading
Is ME/CFS an infectious disease?
Article abstract: The etiology of myalgic encephalomyelitis also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS has not been established. Controversies exist over whether it is an organic disease or a psychological disorder and even the existence of ME/CFS as a … Continue reading
Review of the comorbidity between TMD and CFS
Review abstract: Summary: The most common cause of chronic oro-facial pain is a group of disorders collectively termed temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Chronic painful TMD is thought to be a ‘central sensitivity syndrome’ related to hypersensitivity of the nervous system, but the … Continue reading
Understanding onset patterns of ME & CFS
Dissertation abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) refer to a debilitating illness without a universally accepted or well-understood etiology. Some experts have suggested that there are multiple pathways to the development of … Continue reading
Hepatitis C virus-associated neurocognitive & neuropsychiatric disorders
Research abstract: Since its identification in 1989, hepatitis C virus (HCV) has emerged as a worldwide health problem with roughly 185 million chronic infections, representing individuals at high risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer. In addition to being a … Continue reading
