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Complex syndromes of chronic pain, fatigue & cognitive impairment linked to autoimmune dysautonomia and small fiber neuropathy
Complex syndromes of chronic pain, fatigue and cognitive impairment linked to autoimmune dysautonomia and small fiber neuropathy, by Yehuda Shoenfeld, Varvara A Ryabkova, Carmen Scheibenbogen, Louise Brinth, Manuel Martinez-Lavine, Shuichi Ikeda, Harald Heidecke, Abdulla Watad, Nicola L Bragazzi, Joab Chapman, … Continue reading
Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with ME/CFS
Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), by Asgeir Lande, Øystein Fluge, Elin B Strand, Siri T Flåm, Daysi D Sosa, Olav Mella, Torstein Egeland, Ola D Saugsta, Benedicte A Lie, Marte K Viken in Scientific … Continue reading
ME/CFS & Covid-19: information for you & your doctor
COVID-19 Information and Resources – Bateman Horne Center, March 2020 The Bateman Horne Center works for the medical advancement and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)and Fibromyalgia in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. In addition to the … Continue reading
The role of immune responses, focussing on herpes virus specificity & interferon-gamma, in Myocardial Infarction with reperfusion & in CFS
The role of immune responses, focussing on herpes virus specificity and interferon-gamma, in Myocardial Infarction with reperfusion and in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Santosh Murali. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University, 14 January 2020 Research thesis abstract: Background: Immune responses targeting … Continue reading
ME/CFS: significant negative impact of quality of life of both patients & family members
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): significant negative impact of Quality of Life of both patients and family members, by Esme Brittain During my 3rd year at Cardiff medical school, I conducted a 6-week research project looking at the impact … Continue reading
Striking the balance with epistemic injustice in healthcare: the case of CFS/ME
Striking the balance with epistemic injustice in healthcare: the case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Eleanor Alexandra Byrne in Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy March 13, 2020 Article abstract Miranda Fricker’s influential concept of epistemic injustice (Oxford University … Continue reading
Self-management of CFS in adolescents
Self-Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in adolescents, by Katherine Rowe, Amanda Apple and Fiona McDonald in Paediatric Neurology [Working Title] Published online: February 28th 2020 [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.91413] Book chapter abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading
Peripheral endothelial dysfunction in ME/CFS
Peripheral endothelial dysfunction in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Nadja Scherbakov, Marvin Szklarski, Jelka Hartwig, Franziska Sotzny, Sebastian Lorenz, Antje Meyer, Patricia Grabowski, Wolfram Doehner, Carmen Scheibenbogen in ESC Heart Failure, 10 March 2020 [https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12633] Research abstract: Aims: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex … Continue reading
The Role of the GP in caring for patients with ME/CFS
Cardiff University medical student Emilia Allwright tells us about her research project: As part of my medical degree, in Spring 2019, I spent 6 weeks looking at ‘The Role of the GP in caring for patients with ME/CFS’. I … Continue reading
