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Some people would argue that depression is a metabolic disturbance in the brain. Therefore, it's no wonder it is associated with physical inactivity and alterations in sleep cycle, appetite etc.

This conclusion would seem to be contradicted by a more recent study Ryan referenced above which suggested that orthostatic hyperventilation comes after. https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.02824

That's disturbing. I know someone who got told orthostatic symptoms were due to 'fear of standing'.

I'm aware, I wasn't suggesting hyperventilation. Still, it's a significant finding which should be investigated IMO. Why is it happening only upright?

Yes, tests that estimate premorbid IQ have a low ceiling. Insurance companies have a vested interested in denying claims of cognitive impairment. Misuse of neuropsych testing in litigation cases or by pseudo-scientists such as BPS researchers does not mean that neuropsych testing can't be used...

The study mentions this elephant in the room (hypocapnia when upright but not when supine) but does not discuss it or its implications as far as I can see.

You're not matching them for variance, you're matching them for mean premorbid intelligence. Yup, this is a big problem. We know that ME is the most common cause of long-term school absence and it's an illness that often strikes its victims in adolescence.

There was. I'm still waiting for that paper to see the light of day. I figure it might never.

China Tries 3,000-Year-Old Traditional Remedy on Virus Patients Well now I'm reassured. :rolleyes:

There are tests (reading and vocabulary) that can estimate premorbid intelligence pretty well so you can match your participants with controls that way. Commonly done in neuropsych.

Haven't read this paper yet but this is not a new concept. I recall reading a paper from 2007 or so about subjective cognitive complaints and increased standard deviation of performance on timed tasks in normal people. The lack of correlation between objective neuropsych tests and subjective...

Really great documentary!

Well written. I can relate to what she said about the passage of time. Just the other day I was thinking how a conversation I had with a friend had happened "a few weeks ago" when in fact it was 4 years ago. I am always puzzled when somebody can't remember an interaction we had, or the...

The social support has just been tremendous and the financial rewards a real windfall.

Sounds legit. 100% true fact.

I wonder how the subconscious brain chooses which symptom to fake. Why do some get non-epileptic seizures, others tremor, yet others functional paralysis or blindness. So creative. :rolleyes:

There is no alternative diagnosis that better fits. But the problem with the FND term is that it carries a connotation of psychogenic causation even though the cause of these symptoms is unknown. 'Functional' in neurology and psychiatry is used to imply you have a psychiatric problem (despite...

The FND diagnosis is a medical-sounding term designed to hoodwink patients into accepting it more easily than the previous diagnoses for the same diagnostic entity (hysteria, conversion disorder). It's really just old wine in new bottles. Because this field is so highly controversial, there is a...

Pretty good coverage. Not as ignorant or stereotype-laden as usual.

I see "chronic mono" mentioned on social media. $100 says he has ME/CFS but was given these diagnoses by an alternative health practitioner.