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More than one condition at a time – ME/CFS and comorbidities

What links conditions comorbid with ME/CFS?   Comorbidity… describes the existence of more than one disease or condition within your body at the same time. Comorbidities are usually long-term, or chronic. They may or may not interact with each other.  … Continue reading

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Research: Orthostatic Intolerance & neurocognitive impairment overlap in ME/CFS

Orthostatic Intolerance & neurocognitive impairment overlap in ME/CFS   Prof Jason Leonard and US colleagues investigated the relationship between Orthostatic Intolerance and neurocognitive impairment in ME/CFS Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is the development of symptoms when standing upright that are relieved … Continue reading

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Research: Long-term C-19 sequelae in adolescents: the overlap with OI & ME/CFS

Long-term COVID 19 sequelae in adolescents: the overlap with orthostatic intolerance and ME/CFS, by Amanda K Morrow, Laura A Malone, Christina Kokorelis, Lindsay S Petracek, Ella F Eastin, Katie L Lobner, Luise Neuendorff & Peter C Rowe in Curr Pediatr … Continue reading

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Research: POTS found in long-haul COVID-19 patients: similarities with ME/CFS

Orthostatic symptoms and reductions in cerebral blood flow in long-haul COVID-19 patients: similarities with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by  C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Medicina 2022, 58(1), 28 [doi.org/10.3390/medicina58010028]  24 December 2021 … Continue reading

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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

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Research: Compression stockings improve cardiac output & cerebral blood flow during tilt testing in ME/CFS patients

Compression stockings improve cardiac output and cerebral blood flow during tilt testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients: a randomized crossover trial by  C. (Linda) M C van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Medicina 2022 … Continue reading

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Deconditioning does not explain orthostatic intolerance in ME/CFS

Deconditioning does not explain orthostatic intolerance in ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe & Frans C Visser  in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 19, no. 193 (2021) [doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-02819-0]   Research abstract: Background: … Continue reading

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Numeric rating scales show prolonged post-exertional symptoms after orthostatic testing of adults with ME/CFS

Numeric rating scales show prolonged post-exertional symptoms after orthostatic testing of adults with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by C (Linda) M C van Campen, Peter C Rowe, Freek WA Verheugt, Frans C Visser in Frontiers in Medicine Vol 7, p 602894, … Continue reading

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Paradigm shift to disequilibrium in the genesis of orthostatic intolerance

Paradigme shift to disequilibrium in the genesis of orthostatic intolerance in patients with CFS, by K Miwa in European Heart Journal Vol 40, Supp 1, Oct 2019   Research abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) characterized by severe disabling fatigue and … Continue reading

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NICE ME/CFS draft guideline: management of symptoms & coexisting conditions

NICE ME/CFS draft guideline: management of symptoms & coexisting conditions   The draft NICE guideline is open for consultation until December 22nd 2020. Contact the helpline or use the contact form on this website with your comments for inclusion in … Continue reading

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