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Open access at https://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-fibromyalgia-in-fourteen-korean-tertiary-care-university-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR

Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer's years before diagnosis in small UCSF study. Study: A Deep Learning Model to Predict a Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease by Using 18F-FDG PET of the Brain https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2018180958 Press Release: AI Predicts Alzheimers Years...

This wasn't too bad until they started trying to explain the symptoms: " If you have CFS, you may have: Sore throat Fatigue Memory or concentration loss (which may come from a lack of true rest) Headaches Unrefreshing or lack of productive sleep (you get plenty of sleep but you're still...

Sounds very interesting: Read the whole thing at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bqjq0q I wonder if part of the reason that PWME have difficulty getting diagnosed, let alone treated, is that doctors don't have the time or the tests to deal with us. Perhaps AI plus better testing tech...

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105318805819?journalCode=hpqa

https://inclusionproject.org.uk/guest-post/mo-stewart-responds-to-reclaiming-chronic-illness/

From the Unrest website: Watch Unrest and receive CME credit US healthcare providers can now watch Unrest and receive continuing education credits through the American Medical Women’s Association and Indiana University School of Medicine. THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO...

Paywalled at https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/493531#tab4

Source: Solve ME/CFS Initiative Date: September 13, 2018 Time: 15:00-16:00 UTC URL: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7863577812392103170 Appropriately and Accurately Assessing Symptoms in Patients with ME ---------------------------------------------------------- Join Leonard A...

https://theconversation.com/amp/health-care-is-an-essential-human-right-and-so-is-a-proper-diagnosis-96397

An interesting (but long, ME/CFS brain dysfunction warning) analysis from a doctor's point of view in diagnosing patients with rare illnesses. https://slate.com/technology/2018/04/figure-1s-new-medical-podcast-ddx-reviewed.html

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease: Three Distinct Clinical Entities Frank N.M. Twisk http://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/9/1/19

BMJ Paediatrics open: Systemic exertion intolerance disease diagnostic criteria applied on an adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome cohort: evaluation of subgroup differences and prognostic utility Objective Existing case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) all have disputed validity...

(Mods please move if there is a better place for this question) Given that in the IOM diagnostic unrefreshing sleep must be present (correct me if I misinterpret) for a diagnosis of ME/CFS, if that one criterion is under control (no longer present/significantly true) does that mean the patient...

Seems to be an attempt to prove the worth of the Perrin technique? I've put this in the biomed forum for now but obviously it can be moved if need be. Restricted access at http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/20386/ ETA: Open access now available at http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/11/e017521

Are current chronic fatigue syndrome criteria diagnosing different disease phenotypes? Laura Maclachlan, Stuart Watson, Peter Gallagher, Andreas Finkelmeyer, Leonard A. Jason, Madison Sunnquist, Julia L. Newton Plos One - oct 2017...