Tag Archives: FSS
Cortical hypoactivation during resting EEG suggests central nervous system pathology in patients with CFS
Research abstract: Cortical hypoactivation during resting EEG suggests central nervous system pathology in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, by MA Zinn, ML Zinna, I Valencia, LA Jason, JG Montoya in Biological Psychology Vol 136, July 2018, Pages 87-99 We investigated central fatigue in 50 patients … Continue reading
ME classified as a medically unexplained mental health issue by GPs & psychiatrists
The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health has published: Guidance for commissioners of services for people with medically unexplained symptoms The term Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) refers to persistent bodily complaints for which adequate examination does not reveal sufficient explanatory … Continue reading
ME/CFS & FM as functionally impairing as major diseases
Cort Johnson writes about research into Functionally Somatic Syndromes on June 1, 2015 in his blog Health Rising: The study urges the need for more research on FSS, a relatively neglected research area. Especially studies on a better understanding of the … Continue reading
Appropriate management of FM & CFS can give moderate improvements
Research abstract: Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome represent two of the most commonly encountered functional somatic syndromes in clinical practice. Both have been contentious diagnoses in the past, and this diagnostic dispute has resulted in a therapeutic nihilism that has … Continue reading