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Brain fog in POTS

Research abstract PURPOSE: Adolescents with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) often experience ill-defined cognitive impairment referred to by patients as ‘‘brain fog.’’ The objective of this study was to evaluate the symptom of brain fog as a means of gaining further … Continue reading

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Post-exertion malaise in CFS: symptoms & gene expression

Research abstract BACKGROUND A primary complaint of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients is post-exertion malaise, which is a worsening of symptoms following activities such as exercise. PURPOSE To examine the link between gene expression for metabolite, adrenergic, immune, and glucocorticoid … Continue reading

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Acupuncture is moderately helpful in CFS

Research abstract CONTEXT: Given that the etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is believed to be multidimensional, interventions generally have been nonspecific and typically produce only mild to moderate effects. In medical practice, treatment for CFS remains largely symptomatic. Preliminary … Continue reading

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How to improve therapeutic relationships in ME/CFS

Abstract Background: Clinical practice and the medical literature abound with reports of mutual dissatisfaction between individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and health care practitioners. Purpose: In this paper we: 1) formulate and describe the common therapeutic challenges in … Continue reading

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MS and ME similarities

Review abstract Background ‘Encephalomyelitis disseminata’ (multiple sclerosis) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are both classified as diseases of the central nervous system by the World Health Organization. This review aims to compare the phenomenological and neuroimmune characteristics of … Continue reading

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Probiotic can reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines in ME/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. Method: In this study, we assessed the … Continue reading

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Valganciclovir is potential treatment for CFS subset

Research abstract  There is no known treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Little is known about its pathogenesis. Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) have been proposed as infectious triggers. Method: Thirty CFS patients with elevated IgG antibody … Continue reading

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A dozen different diseases? Prof Stephen Holgate calls for radical change in ME/CFS research

ME/CFS probably isn’t one disease, or even a few different ones – but could be as many as fifteen. So said Professor Stephen Holgate, Chair of the UK Research Collaborative (CMRC), when he addressed the Forward ME Group in the … Continue reading

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Paralysis in ME

Study abstract Paralysis is a symptom that is rarely highlighted in the literature for ME, yet is found amongst the most severely ill ME population and even some of those not so severely affected. My wife has experienced it for … Continue reading

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Self-management can improve fatigue

Research abstract Objective: To assess the efficacy of brief fatigue self-management (FSM) for medically unexplained chronic fatigue (UCF) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in primary care. Methods: A randomized controlled design was used wherein 111 patients with UCF or CFS … Continue reading

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