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Abstract Functional neurological symptom disorder (FND) remains a clinical challenge. It is one of the many mimics of cerebrovascular accidents, spinal cord disorders, and lower motor neuron disease. Patients often undergo an extensive workup to exclude other causes of neurological dysfunction...

Long COVID refers to a multitude of symptoms that persist long after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Fatigue and breathlessness are the most common symptoms of long COVID across a range of studies. They are also cardinal symptoms of chronic heart failure (CHF). In this review, we propose that fatigue and...

Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with orthostatic intolerance is characterized by neurocognitive deficits and impaired working memory, concentration, and information processing. In CFS, upright tilting [head-up tilt (HUT)] caused decreased cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFv) related to...

Within the family Herpesviridae, sub-family β-herpesvirinae, and genus Roseolovirus, there are only three human herpesviruses that have been described: HHV-6A, HHV-6B, and HHV-7. Initially, HHV-6A and HHV-6B were considered as two variants of the same virus (i.e., HHV6). Despite high overall...

Full title: At the Root of 3 “Long” Diseases: Persistent Antigens Inflicting Chronic Damage on the Brain and Other Organs in Gulf War Illness, Long-COVID-19, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ABSTRACT: Several foreign antigens such as those derived from viruses and bacteria have been linked to...

"The recruitment of the subjects was conducted from December 2018 to September 2019 at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. We included hospitalized patients with a preliminary diagnosis of CFS...

Full title: Effects of the Prolong Life With Nine Turn Method (Yan Nian Jiu Zhuan) Qigong on Brain Functional Changes in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Terms of Fatigue and Quality of Life Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by persistent fatigue, which often...

News in Brief posts for w/c 25th July https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid0FkDQR5VZt1AagsmVjnRceASgPDQv364xoBTwPx5tnMKA4JjQhLTTpT5kxSk5JUqal and research papers thread https://www.facebook.com/sci4me/posts/pfbid02WTFg2tq1wZD9JECbrTDkTqgruKVKmvnzLwQRTnDNPcPgdZVcELzfRS1D2Db1CU39l

Given that at least one of the members of the Research Fund Panel is an enthusiastic supporter and repeater of the claim that "Findings of obstruction of the cervical spinal canal were found in 100 of the 125 patients (80%) with cervical scans." from this study, Signs of Intracranial...

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Full title: The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel PIEZO1 in Intestinal Epithelial Cells Mediates Inflammation through the NOD-Like Receptor 3 Pathway in Crohn’s Disease Abstract Background Crohn’s disease (CD) is an incurable chronic intestinal inflammatory disease with no recognized cause. It has...

Abstract Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of gut–brain interaction, including dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis with salivary cortisol changes. However, the role of gastrointestinal microbiota during IBS symptom exacerbation remains unclear. We...

"Asymptomatic or mild ambulatory patients performed, on average, within the normal range on objective cognitive measures. This is consistent with a prior study of ambulatory patients who presented to a Neuro-COVID-19 care clinic [3], which found no difference in cognitive test performance...

Abstract Background Cognitive complaints are common in patients recovering from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), yet their etiology is often unclear. We assess factors that contribute to cognitive impairment in ambulatory versus hospitalized patients during the sub-acute stage of recovery...

Abstract Background Long coronavirus disease (COVID) is an emerging condition that could considerably burden healthcare systems. Prior qualitative studies characterize the experience of having long COVID, which is valuable for informing care strategies. However, evidence comes from...

“Oh I need a coffee! I am so tired!” Something would feel amiss if one does not hear this exclamation at least once on a workday. More often than not a cup of coffee is exactly what you need to help you focus, be it the third paper on a Monday morning or the patient rounds...

ME/CFS: Limitations of Vocabulary and Language, Hallmann et al https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362348078_MECFS_Limitations_of_Vocabulary_and_Language

Another poster? ME/CFS: Stigma Arising from Online News Media Images and Stock Image Platforms, Hallmann et al https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362348145_MECFS_Stigma_Arising_from_Online_News_Media_Images_and_Stock_Image_Platforms

I think this was a poster presentation from the conference. ME/CFS: Legal Determinants of Health and Impact on Health Outcomes, Hallmann and Coutts. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362348075_MECFS_Legal_Determinants_of_Health_and_Impact_on_Health_Outcomes

Thread on that here, United Kingdom: Petition Change.org: for a new mechanism by which M.E/C.F.S patients can report harms. and thread on the Parliamentary petition that didn't get sufficient support, United Kingdom: Petition: Set up a national harms reporting scheme for non-pharmacological...