Thanks @Purple and welcome to the forum. Do you have an association with this study? I agree. With the added complication of there being not...
I did see that, but I find it hard to believe.
Brain fog of post-COVID-19 condition and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, same medical disorder? 2022 Azcue et al A paper from people associated with...
I totally agree @Ravn. This study is naive at best, I thought it would be someone's Masters project. But there are 15 authors. With that...
Brilliant @Subtropical Island, I think many of us have had similar experiences. If you do feel the need to delete your post, I hope you will keep...
Health-related quality of life and functional limitations after Covid-19 "Health-related quality of life by the 12-item short form survey (SF-12),...
Selection There was a high level of self-selection of participants, via social media and GP referral, so only those participants who were...
I think it's time the UK Office for National Statistics got a bit more sophisticated. It should be referring to post-Covid-19 effects, or...
Long COVID and return to work: a qualitative study 2022 Kohn et al This study, unfortunately paywalled, is from the Belgian Healthcare Knowledge...
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/stiff-person-syndrome/ The symptoms of Stiff Person syndrome sound a lot like what is diagnosed as a...
Cortisol levels - results are in ug/dL (or mcg/dL) Normal ranges for samples at 8 am are 5 to 25 ug/dL There were only 13 male patients, so not...
Me too. Some people report feeling better with some OI medications that increase blood volume, but our thread on fludrocortisone does not suggest...
I think the paper is interesting, in strengthening the potential connection between problems in microcirculation and problems in macrocirculation...
Same. Of course it makes sense, but it's not something I had ever thought of. The authors say: And here's their hypothesis in a vicious cycle...
So, if the veins aren't able to contract because muscle cells around them aren't receiving oxygen and nutrients, then the circulatory system can't...
Some notes as I read As background: here's an image of the vasa vasorum. Capillaries help supply oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the...
I'm not sure, but I think the research on reduced blood flow to the brain in ME/CFS is a bit equivocal. The Rowe paper found it, even in people...
Have a look at this public thread: Brain fog/ cognitive dysfunction There and elsewhere, it has been said that cognitive dysfunction is perhaps...
This looks interesting. I look forward to reading the full paper. that's a lowering of the systolic blood pressure at night time. from another...
Well, attitudes about ME/CFS tend to be a bundle of beliefs, and we have seen some change in some of those beliefs in BACME documents. For...
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