Tag Archives: Canadian Consensus Criteria

Research: Long COVID, ME/CFS & symptom severity in Germany

Posted on 08/31/2022 by wames

Post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue syndrome following the first pandemic wave in Germany and biomarkers associated with symptom severity   German researchers compared ME/CFS and long COVID patients and found even mild C-19 can lead to PEM. Almost half of the LC … Continue reading →

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Evaluating case diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS

Posted on 03/06/2022 by wames

Evaluating case diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): toward an empirical case definition, by Karl E Conroy, Mohammed F Islam, Leonard A Jason in Disability and Rehabilitation, Mar 2, p 1-8 2022 [doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2043462]   Implications for rehabilitation ME/CFS is … Continue reading →

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Patients diagnosed with ME/CFS also fit SEID criteria

Posted on 03/15/2017 by wames

Research abstract: Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) remains undiagnosed in up to 91% of patients. Recently, the United States-based Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed new diagnostic criteria, naming it systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID). Purpose: We examined how subjects fit SEID criteria … Continue reading →

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Walking & co-ordination problems in ME/CFS

Posted on 01/27/2016 by wames

ME Research UK overview article: Walking & co-ordination problems Mechanistic factors that compromise automaticity of walking. From Automaticity of walking. Clark DJ. Front. Hum Neurosci, 05 May 2015   We already know that many ME/CFS patients have difficulties standing (orthostasis), … Continue reading →

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Comparing the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire with doctors’assessments

Posted on 01/26/2016 by wames

Research abstract: Background: Diagnostic assessment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is largely based on a two part process; screening patients who might meet criteria and following up this assessment with physicians’ clinical evaluation of a range … Continue reading →

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