Tag Archives: muscle weakness
Skeletal muscle weakness often occurs in patients with ME/CFS
Skeletal muscle weakness often occurs in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS, by Yves Jammes, Frederique Retornaz in Journal of Experimental Neurology Vol 1, #2, pp 35-39, May 14, 2020 Highlights: Altered muscle function often occurs in ME/CFS … Continue reading
Neuromuscular strains in ME/CFS
ME Research UK research article, 2 August 2016: Neuromuscular strains In the diagnosis and assessment of ME/CFS, there is a great need for simple objective measures that can differentiate the condition from other chronic illnesses, particularly after 24 or 48 … Continue reading
Muscle weakness in arms & trunk in ME/CFS
ME Research UK comments on research into muscle weakness, July 21 2015: One of the key difficulties that ME/CFS patients face is standing (orthostasis), particularly standing still. For them, simply being upright can trigger a cluster of symptoms, such as … Continue reading
Fatigue is prevalent and debilitating in patients with mitochondrial disease
Highlights Perceived fatigue is a prominent and often debilitating symptom in patients with mitochondrial disease. Perceived fatigue correlates with disease severity but not genotype. Excessive sleepiness is prevalent but dissociated with perceived fatigue in patients with mitochondrial disease. Perceived fatigue … Continue reading
