Also interesting is that PNES frequently occurs in patients who have epileptic seizures. See for example:...
And here's a Cochrane review from 2014 on psychological and behavioral interventions for patients with PNES. It concludes: There was a randomized...
Here's a systematic review of surveys of patients with 'psychogenic non-epileptic seizures'. What patients say about living with psychogenic...
So if I understand correctly, this preliminary study tested 4790 unique human proteins in a small sample of 20 ME/CFS patients and 20 controls....
Here are some of the main conclusions:
The review is quite long: here are some interesting quotes:
Psychological and psychiatric aspects of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES): A systematic review - PubMed (nih.gov) I thought this review...
Thought this was interesting: Do we belittle epilepsy by calling it a disorder rather than a disease? - PubMed (nih.gov)
The authors suggest considering problems with connective tissue (joint hypermobility), small fibre neuropathy, mast cell activation in patients...
Excellent @Caroline Struthers
Yes oops. Thanks for noting. Corrected it: [MEDIA]
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They did a systematic review of systematic reviews without reviewing the actual trials. (This wasn't intended as a joke, it's actually what they...
Rather than providing evidence to support the effectiveness of CBT, I think the authors have accidentally done just the opposite.
This Belgian article was featured in the press: Biologisch mechanisme dat prikkelbaredarmsyndroom veroorzaakt ontrafeld | EOS Wetenschap...
Thanks for clarifying. There are quite a lot of proponents of behavioural interventions for ME/CFS in the guideline development group, so your...
I wonder how much influence Jonathan's excellent testimony had an influence on the grading of GET/CBT trials as low to very low-quality evidence....
If other people have a better view of this issue I'd be interested to read their books or articles. Reading tips are always welcome.
But if everybody knows about this, how come there are still little randomized-placebo-controlled trials for surgical interventions and why are...
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