I guess Dr Lloyd forgot to tell them about the study that he did that had a null result.
Resistance is futile?
The underlying cause(s) may be different, but there are common elements with other illnesses, though I agree most cases appear to be different...
@Hole Ousia I apoligise for my speculation that you had prior beef with SW. I am curious as to which evidence you are referring to on long term...
Simon Wessely's letter requesting a fresh review seemed reasonable. BMJ's news article not stating any of the reasons why the review was...
Who do you think? https://www.scotsman.com/news/capital-clinic-gives-hope-to-me-sufferers-1-931697 Edit I should be more specific - Alan Carson...
All of the criticisms, presumably.
My test was done in a university clinic. It depends on the setup, some recent equipment may automatically ramp the power up in almost continuous...
One thing to note is that enteroviruses are fairly small and simple viruses, contrasted with herpes viruses like CMV and EBV that are large...
One key aspect to note is that the CPET protocol for healthy people can differ from that used in ME/CFS studies, specifically the rate at which...
That's disappointing, I appreciate the effort you went to though! I put in an application last week, but haven't yet had a response saying...
I'm skeptical of the persistent infection hypothesis, at least for myself and a majority of patients. But I also can't discount,the handful of...
Epidemiology in long term cohort studies - this way we can test the sensitivity/specificity of the different diagnostic criteria, estimate...
Hmm. Some forms of GBS are motor only, especially in children, so the asymmetry seems to be most significant difference. edit: there is...
Acute flaccid myelitis aka paresis was the reason I turned up at the A/E. Long term I didn't recover hence the CFS diagnosis later. Long term...
I'm increasingly thinking that all forms of acute flaccid paralysis/myelitis (and respiratory failure), including Poliomyelitis are in fact all...
This looks potentially interesting, but I worry that our views will be taken out of context. Patients are not opposed to, or somehow outside of...
The problem is success on a pilot study isn't actually statistically valid to justify further research, it simply shows that such an experimental...
Hey, I'm a proud suffer of Can't Be Arsed Disease!
This thread likely has some selection bias, but it nonetheless shows that some of us had above average endurance or motivation.
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