me/cfs

  1. Sly Saint

    Warning Signals of Post-Exertional Malaise in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Retrospective Analysis of 197 Patients, 2021, Ghali

    Abstract Post-exertional malaise (PEM), the key feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is characterized by baseline symptom exacerbation after exposure to a stressor, and some patients can experience new or non-typical symptoms. We hypothesized that new or...
  2. D

    Detection of Mycotoxins In Patients With CFS (93% Positive), 2013, Brewer et al

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23580077/ I don't know what criteria they used but it seems interesting that such a high percentage tested positive for mould. Question is, is this a cause or an effect?
  3. Sly Saint

    Comparing Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue and ME/CFS: Response to 2-day CPET, two papers males & females, 2021, Van Campen & Visser

    The paper comparing results in female CF And ME/CFS patients is posted later on the thread here and had its own thread that is now closed and the discussions merged Comparing Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) in Males: Response to Two-Day...
  4. Sly Saint

    AHRQ Diagnosis and Treatment of ME/CFS: addendum, 2016, Smith et al

    "This publication is provided for historical reference only and the information may be out of date." Introduction The AHRQ evidence report on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was published in December, 2014 and provided a literature review for...
  5. Andy

    Blog series: "Orthodoxy on trial: the pathogenesis of a diagnosis" by David Black

    "David J Black explores the dangers of orthodoxy in the first in a four-part medico-legal series. “Orthodoxy” wrote Bertrand Russell “is the death of intelligence”. Before placing this in a medico-legal context with specific reference to the 2009 case Fraser and another v The National Institute...
  6. Andy

    Analysis of Gender Differences in HRV of Patients with [ME/CFS] Using Mobile-Health Technology, 2021, Capdevila et al

    Abstract In a previous study using mobile-health technology (mHealth), we reported a robust association between chronic fatigue symptoms and heart rate variability (HRV) in female patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This study explores HRV analysis as an...
  7. Andy

    Post-Exertional Malaise ... Related to Central Blood Pressure, Sympathetic Activity and Mental Fatigue in [CFS] Patients, 2021, Kujawski, Newton et al

    Abstract Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is regarded as the hallmark symptom in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The aim of the current study is to explore differences in CFS patients with and without PEM in indicators of aortic stiffness, autonomic nervous system function, and severity of...
  8. Andy

    Coenzyme Q10: Clinical Applications beyond Cardiovascular Diseases, 2021, Testai et al

    Abstract Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an essential cofactor in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), present in mitochondria and cell membranes in reduced and oxidized forms. Acting as an energy transfer molecule, it occurs in particularly high levels in the liver, heart, and kidneys. CoQ10 is also an...
  9. Hoopoe

    Hypothesis The Enterovirus Theory of Disease Etiology in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Critical Review, Hanson et al (2021)

    Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, multi-system disease whose etiological basis has not been established. Enteroviruses (EVs) as a cause of ME/CFS have sometimes been proposed, as they are known agents of acute respiratory and gastrointestinal...
  10. Hutan

    Physical activity intensity but not sedentary activity is reduced in CFS and is associated with autonomic regulation, 2011, Newton et al

    J.L. Newton 1 J. Pairman 1 K. Hallsworth 1, 2 S. Moore 1,2 T. Plo TZ 3 and M.I. Trenell 1, 2 1. UK National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing & Age-related Disease, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, 2. MRC Centre for Brain...
  11. Andy

    The Impact of Severe ME/CFS on Student Learning and K–12 Educational Limitations, 2021, Newton

    Faith Newton Abstract Children with ME/CFS who are severely ill are bedbound and homebound, and oftentimes also wheelchair-dependent. Very seriously affected children are often too sick for doctor’s office visits, let alone school attendance. The most recent data estimate that 2–5% of children...
  12. Andy

    Elements of Suffering in [ME/CFS]: The Experience of Loss, Grief, Stigma, and Trauma in the Severely and Very Severely Affected, 2021, Fennell et al

    Full title: Elements of Suffering in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Experience of Loss, Grief, Stigma, and Trauma in the Severely and Very Severely Affected Abstract People who are severely and very severely affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...
  13. Dolphin

    Adverse outcomes in trials of graded exercise therapy for adult patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, 2021, White & Etherington

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399921001781 Journal of Psychosomatic Research Available online 28 May 2021, 110533 In Press, Journal Pre-proof Adverse outcomes in trials of graded exercise therapy for adult patients with chronic fatigue syndrome P.D.White a...
  14. Simon M

    Possible chronic viral infection in ME/CFS (& other illnesses inc Long covid). Discussion.

    The possibility of ME/CFS being caused by a chronic viral (or other) infection – for at least some people — has been discussed for a long time. The biggest piece of evidence in favour of t is that infections are very often a trigger for ME/CFS (summary of the evidence here). A similar case has...
  15. Andy

    Chronic fatigue syndrome: modern aspects of diagnosis and treatment, 2021, Vorobyeva and Danilov

    Abstract in English The article presents a modern ecological approach to the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). CFS is views in terms of gene-environment concept. The basic data in patients with CFS, triggers of diseases that implement the mechanisms responsible for...
  16. Simon M

    Research papers on type of onset (infectious, gradual etc)?

    I am looking for any good data on the different types of onset. Ideally, this should be from a large, representative sample. I'm pretty sure that no such study exists. From memory, I think that the Chronic Fatigue Initiative, CFI, did publish something on this, possibly a paper by Dana March...
  17. Wyva

    Identifying and Managing Suicidality in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2021, Chu, Jason et al

    Abstract Adult patients affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are at an increased risk of death by suicide. Based on the scientific literature and our clinical/research experiences, we identify risk and protective factors and provide a guide to assessing and...
  18. Dolphin

    Human leukocyte antigen associations in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and immune modulating treatment, 2021, Lande

    PhD thesis https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/86195/1/PhD-Lande-2021.pdf https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/86195/PhD-Lande-2021.pdf Summary Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious and complex disease characterized by medically...
  19. M

    Cognitive behavioural therapy in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomised controlled trial of an outpatient group programme, 2006, O'Dowd et al

    2 posts moved from: NICE Health topics: Tiredness/Fatigue in adults (includes CFS). _________ The NHS seems to consider GET and CBT as Health Technologies (HTs), as there was a long HTA (HT Assessment) produced by O'Dowd and Gladwell, Bristol, in 2006...
  20. Trish

    Paradigm Lost: Lessons For Long COVID-19 From A Changing Approach To CFS, 2021, Hughes, Lubet and Tuller

    https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210514.425704/full/
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