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All in your head? Brain research in ME/CFS
ME Research UK blog post: All in your head? Brain research in ME/CFS, 8 February 2021 Following last week’s introduction to the brain, here is an overview of some of the brain research conducted in ME/CFS in recent years, … Continue reading
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Tagged biomedical research, brain, ME Research UK, MERUK, Neuroinflammation, neurological dysfunction
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The impact of a Structured Exercise Programme upon cognitive function in CFS patients
The impact of a structured exercise programme upon cognitive function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by Paweł Zalewski, Sławomir Kujawski, Malwina Tudorowska, Karl Morten, Małgorzata Tafil-Klawe, Jacek J. Klawe, James Strong, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Modra Murovska, Julia L. Newton and the … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, brain fog, cognitive dysfunction, computerised battery test, Dr Karl Morten, EUROMENE, European Network on ME/CFS, exercise programmes, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Jacek J Klawe, James Strong, Malwina Tudorowska, Małgorzata Tafil-Klawe, Modra Murovskag, Pawel Zalewski, Prof Julia Newton, SEP, Sławomir Kujawski, structured exercise programme
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Neuroinflammation in the brain of patients with ME/CFS
Research abstract: [Neuroinflammation in the Brain of Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] by Y Nakatomi, H Kuratsune, Y Watanabe in Brain Nerve. 2018 Jan;70(1):19-25 [Article in Japanese] Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized by chronic, profound, disabling, and unexplained … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, H Kuratsune, Neuroinflammation, Watanabe, Y Nakatomi
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The Brain Initiative: FM & ME/CFS perspective
Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 8 Jan 2017: The Brain Initiative: a Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) perspective In the third of three blogs looking at the research efforts of tomorrow and their potential impact on fibromyalgia and … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, Brain Initiative, Cort Johnson, fMRI, National Institutes of Health, NIH, TMS, ultrasounds
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Altered neural networks in adolescent CFS
Research abstract: Neural network investigations are currently absent in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In this study, we examine whether the core intrinsic connectivity networks (ICNs) are altered in adolescent CFS patients. Eighteen adolescent patients with CFS and 18 aged … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, brain, fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, insula dysfunction, neural networks, teenagers
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Dr Neil Harrison videos for patients on the brain & inflammation in ME
Seven webinars of Dr Neil Harrison have been broadcast by the Dutch group ME/cvs Vereniging: 75, Mar 8, 2016: Me & ME: type of research, Models of inflammation, How does this relate to ME? 76, Mar 22 2016: ME & fatigue: How do you measure … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, chronic fatigue, diagnosis, Dr Neil Harrison, inflammation, ME/cvs Vereniging, videos
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Fatigue may involve abnormal function of the motor system
Research abstract: Although the prevalence of chronic fatigue is approximately 20% in healthy individuals, there are no studies of brain structure that elucidate the neural correlates of fatigue outside of clinical subjects. We hypothesized that fatigue without evidence of disease … Continue reading
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Tagged basal ganglia, brain, chronic fatigue, fMRI, motor system, white matter
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The role of the hippocampus in ME/CFS
Article abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a severe acquired illness characterized by a profound sensation of fatigue, not ameliorated by rest and resulting in a substantial decrease in the amount and quality of occupational, social and recreational activities. Despite … Continue reading
