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Brain abnormalities found in PoTS
Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), a form of dysautonomia, is characterized by orthostatic intolerance, and is frequently accompanied by a range of symptoms including palpitations, lightheadedness, clouding of thought, blurred vision, fatigue, anxiety and depression. Although the estimated prevalence of PoTS … Continue reading
ME and Gulf War Illness have distinct immune profiles
Research abstract Highlights Gulf War illness (GWI) is characterized by a Th1/Th17 shift. Th1, Th2 and inflammatory cytokines characterize myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Cytokine importance by Random Forest were IL-7, IL-4, TNF-a, IL-13, and IL-17F. GWI and ME have distinct cytokine … Continue reading
Dantzer on the neuroimmune basis of fatigue and CFS
Simon McGrath provides an overview of a fascinating lecture that points to a possible treatment being studied in cancer fatigue that has a more than intriguing connection with ME/CFS. Check it out
Probiotic B infantis improves immune system in CFS
Research abstract: Certain therapeutic microbes, including Bifidobacteria infantis (B. infantis) 35624 exert beneficial immunoregulatory effects by mimicking commensal-immune interactions; however, the value of these effects in patients with non-gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions remains unclear. In this study, we assessed the impact … Continue reading
ME/CFS: differential diagnosis of vasovagal syncope
Abstract Fatigue is a frequent symptom in the general population, being reported by up to 50 % of the respondents to large-scale surveys. It is attributable to underlying systemic diseases such as diabetes, cardiopulmonary disease, or rheumatoid arthritis, but may … Continue reading
Interleukin-6 levels at rest and in response to exercise
Research abstract IL-6 plays a mechanistic role in conditions such as metabolic syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and clinical depression and also plays a major role in inflammatory and immune responses to exercise. The purpose of this study was to investigate … Continue reading
Q-fever patients suffer long after the acute phase
Research abstract OBJECTIVES: During the largest Q-fever outbreak ever reported, a cohort study was established to assess the health status of Q-fever patients over a 24-month period and to identify factors associated with health status. METHODS: Laboratory-confirmed Q-fever patients participated … Continue reading
CFS and co-morbid conditions
Research abstract Background: Epidemiologic data that inform our understanding of the type, frequency, and burden of co-morbidities with chronic fatigue syndrome is limited. Purpose: To elucidate co-morbid and consequent conditions, using data from a clinical epidemiology study of long-term CFS … Continue reading
Immunoglobulin treatment concerns for Parvovirus B19
Research highlights Parvovirus B19 infection can be involved in the pathogenesis of CFS. Previous reports described a favourable outcome of CFS associated with B19V by IVIG treatment. In our experience the administration of IVIG to a patient suffering of B19V-associated … Continue reading
