Tag Archives: Dr Benjamin Natelson
Research: Physiological assessment of orthostatic intolerance in CFS
Physiological assessment of orthostatic intolerance in chronic fatigue syndrome by Benjamin H Natelson, Jin-Mann S Lin, Michelle Blate, Sarah Khan, Yang Chen & Elizabeth R Unger in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 20, no: 95 (2022) Research abstract: Background Orthostatic … Continue reading
Long COVID research: Use of CPET to understand dyspnea & assess for ME/CFS
Use of cardiopulmonary stress testing for patients with unexplained dyspnea Ppost–Coronavirus Disease, by Donna M Mancini, Danielle L Brunjes, Anuradha Lala, Maria Giovanna Trivieri, Johanna P Contreras, and Benjamin H Natelson in J Am Coll Cardiol HF 2021 Dec, 9 … Continue reading
Research review: CFS & cardiovascular disease
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and cardiovascular disease: JACC state-of-the-art review, by Benjamin H Nateleson, Danielle L Brunjes, Donna Mancini in Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol 78, #10, pp 1056–1067, Sep 7, 2021 Review highlights ME/CFS, a clinical entity … Continue reading
An analysis of 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess unexplained fatigue
An analysis of 2‐day cardiopulmonary exercise testing to assess unexplained fatigue, by Jacob B Lindheimer, Thomas Alexander, Wei Qian, Jacquelyn C Klein‐Adams, Gudrun Lange, Benjamin H Natelson, Dane B Cook, Helene Z Hill, Michael J Falvo in Physiological Reports, Vol 8, … Continue reading
The effect of comorbid medical & psychiatric diagnoses on CFS
The effect of comorbid medical and psychiatric diagnoses on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Benjamin H Natelson, Jin-Mann S Lin, Gudrun Lange, Sarah Khan, Aaron Stegner & Elizabeth R Unger in Annals of Medicine, published online: 23 Oct 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2019.1683601] … Continue reading
ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia: definitions, similarities, & differences
ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: definitions, similarities, and differences, by Benjamin H Natelson in Clinical Therapeutics 2019 Article abstract: This commentary presents a simplified way of making the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) using the 1994 Centers for Disease … Continue reading
Balance deficits in CFS with & without FM
Research abstract: Balance deficits in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with and without fibromyalgia, by Jorge M Serrador, Karen S Quigley, Caixia Zhao, Thomas Findley, Benjamin H Natelson in NeuroRehabilitation 2018;42(2):235-246 OBJECTIVE: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a disorder of unknown etiology associated … Continue reading
Elevations of ventricular lactate levels occur in both CFS & FM
Research abstract: Elevations of Ventricular Lactate Levels Occur in Both Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, by Benjamin H. Natelson, Diana Vu, Jeremy D. Coplan, Xiangling Mao, Michelle Blate, Guoxin Kang, Eli Soto, Tolga Kapusuz & Dikoma C. Shungu in Fatigue 2017; … Continue reading
Is “bad energy” core problem in FM & ME/CFS?
Health rising blogpost, by Cort Johnson, 31 May 2017: Study Suggests “Bad Energy” is Core Problem in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Lactate has become a big deal in both chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). A by-product … Continue reading
Brain & spinal fluid abnormalities in CFS are not affected by psychiatric comorbidity
Research highlights: As a group, CFS patients have higher brain ventricular lactate, more abnormal spinal fluid results, lower brain GSH, and reduced cerebral blood flow relative to healthy sedentary controls Psychiatric comorbidity does not influence any of these potential biological … Continue reading