Tag Archives: chronic fatigue
Factors determining fatigue in CFS
Research abstract: OBJECTIVES: To explore the interrelationship of different dimensions (fatigue, neuroticism, sleep quality, global mental and physical health) in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). METHODS Patients meeting the Fukuda criteria of CFS filled out two independent fatigue scales … Continue reading
The Toll-Like Receptor Radical Cycle Pathway – the key to drug treatment for secondary chronic fatigue
Review abstract: In this review we discuss that peripheral and central activation of the Toll-like receptor 2/4 (TLR2/4) Radical Cycle may underpin the pathophysiology of immune-related chronic fatigue secondary to other medical diseases and conditions. The TLR Radical Cycle plays … Continue reading
Fatigue relating mechanism in Sjögren’s syndrome
Research abstract: OBJECTIVE: Chronic fatigue is a common, disabling and poorly understood phenomenon. Recent studies indicate that epigenetic mechanisms may be involved in the expression of fatigue, a prominent feature of primary SS (pSS). The aim of this study was … Continue reading
Can aluminium additives to vaccines cause fatigue and cognitive dysfunction?
Research abstract: Aluminum oxyhydroxide (Alhydrogel®) is a nano-crystalline compound forming aggregates that has been introduced in vaccine for its immunologic adjuvant effect in 1926. It is the most commonly used adjuvant in human and veterinary vaccines but mechanisms by which … Continue reading
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
A different way of looking for the cause & development of fatigue
Article abstract: Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a common condition characterized by severe fatigue with post-exertional malaise, impaired cognitive ability, poor sleep quality, muscle pain, multi-joint pain, tender lymph nodes, sore throat or headache. Its defining symptom, fatigue is common to several diseases. Areas of … Continue reading
Differences between patients with CFS and chronic fatigue
Research abstract: PURPOSE The main research question is: “Do CFS patients differ from fatigued non-CFS patients with respect to physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional determinants?” In addition, group differences in relevant outcomes were explored. METHOD Patients who met the … Continue reading
Factors associated with chronic pain & fatigue in general public
Research abstract: Highlights: Chronic widespread pain and chronic fatigue commonly co-occur, share similar risk factors and are considered by some to be part of the same disorder. In this study not all putative associated factors were commonly associated with both … Continue reading
The real experience of ‘fatigue’
ME Research UK article: The real experience of ‘fatigue’, 14 Dec 2015 ME/CFS is more than simple fatigue Fatigue is a disabling consequence of a wide range of chronic diseases, including cancer and multiple sclerosis. It was one also of the … Continue reading
