Tag Archives: Fibromyalgia
A unifying theory for cognitive abnormalities in functional neurological disorders, FM & CFS
A unifying theory for cognitive abnormalities in functional neurological disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: Systematic review; by Tiago Teodoro, Mark J Edwards, Jeremy D Isaacs in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2018 [Preprint: May 7, 2018] Review abstract: … 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
Glial cell inhibitors: the next sleep drugs for FM and ME/CFS?
Health Rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 15 September: Glial Cell Inhibitors: The Next Sleep Drugs for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? Glia: The Forgotten Brain Cell Sleep disturbances and severe stress as glial activators: key targets for … Continue reading
The association between borderline personality disorder, FM & CFS: systematic review
Review abstract: Background: Overlap of aetiological factors and demographic characteristics with clinical observations of comorbidity has been documented in fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Aims: The purpose of this study was to assess the … Continue reading
Lower level of dynamic postural control in CFS & FM
Research highlights: Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome showed a lower level of postural control in gait initiation. There was no significant difference between fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome in dynamic postural control. Fibromyalgia patients showed a higher K value compared to … Continue reading
Is FM a danger to ME/CFS?
Health rising blog post by Cort Johnson, 5 June: Is Fibromyalgia a danger to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? Extract: Sharing similar symptoms with a much larger disease could be problematic if the two diseases are not precisely differentiated. Not only … Continue reading
Association between cognitive performance & pain in CFS
Research abstract: BACKGROUND: In addition to the frequently reported pain complaints, performance-based cognitive capabilities in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with and without comorbid fibromyalgia (FM) are significantly worse than those of healthy controls. In various chronic pain populations, … Continue reading
Noncoeliac gluten sensitivity
Research abstract: The past 5 years have seen an increase in the use of a gluten-free diet outside a diagnosis of coeliac disease or IgE-mediated wheat allergy. This trend has led to the identification of a new clinical entity termed … Continue reading
Kate and Paul’s story of ME & isolation – online
James Martin’s TV show Operation meet the street looks at loneliness. An episode screened on Dec 18th features young couple Paul and Kate in Ammanford. Kate has ME and Paul is her full time carer. Their story begins at 4mins 50 Simon’s story … Continue reading
