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Sleep disturbance in POTS
Many patients with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) suffer from fatigue, daytime sleepiness and sleeping disturbances. The objective of this study was to compare subjective and objective sleep quality of PoTS patients with a group of healthy controls. All Patients completed … Continue reading
Altered immune response to exercise in CFS/ME
Abstract An increasing number of studies have examined how the immune system of patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), or myalgic encephalomyelitis, responds to exercise. The objective of the present study was to systematically review the scientific literature addressing … Continue reading
Altered lymphocytes and immune system in CFS
Research Announcement Objective: The goal of our research is to define immunologic deficiencies of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and ultimately to improve the health of these patients by increasing their immunity. Setting: CFS is a debilitating disease of … Continue reading
46% think CFS or ME legitimate reason to miss work
A quarter of UK residents don’t believe chronic illness is a legitimate reason to miss work. Many chronic and often invisible health conditions are not regarded by the British public as legitimate reasons for long term absence from work, survey … Continue reading
Misdiagnosis of Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula as CFS
Case study abstract Percutaneous arterial catheterisation is commonly undertaken for a range of diagnostic and interventional procedures. Iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistulas are an uncommon complication of these procedures. Most are asymptomatic and close spontaneously, but can rarely increase in size … Continue reading
Why people with CFS think they feel better or worse
Abstract The purpose of this mixed methods study was to identify participants’ attributions for their global impression of change ratings in a behavioral intervention for unexplained chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome. At 3-month follow-up, participants (N = 67) … Continue reading
A definition of recovery in ME & CFS should be based on objective measures
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Adamowicz and colleagues recently proposed to use “a consistent definition of recovery that captures a broad-based return to health with assessments of both fatigue and function as well as the patients’ perceptions of his/her recovery status” for patients with chronic … Continue reading
Macrophagic myofasciitis, vaccinations and CFS
Abstract Macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF) characterized by specific muscle lesions assessing long-term persistence of aluminium hydroxide within macrophages at the site of previous immunization has been reported with increasing frequency in the past 10 years. We describe clinical and laboratory findings … Continue reading
Is CFS a meme (dysfunctional culturally-transmitted idea-infection)?
Response to 2004 article by Peter White: What causes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a meme?, by Anthony D Collings, David Newton in BMJ 18 June 2014 In his 1976 book ‘The Selfish Gene’ (1) Richard Dawkins coined … Continue reading
Decreased basal ganglia function and relationship to fatigue in CFS
Abstract Reduced basal ganglia function has been associated with fatigue in neurologic disorders, as well as in patients exposed to chronic immune stimulation. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been shown to exhibit symptoms suggestive of decreased basal ganglia … Continue reading
