P15 Does the NHS offer equitable access to specialist paediatric clinics? A study of inequalities in outpatient referrals to eight paediatric subspecialties
FK Neale1,
EJ Armstrong1,
J Cohen2,
TY Segal2,
DS Hargreaves3
https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/3/Suppl_1/A9.3
Abstract
Background
Compromised natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxic function is a well-documented and consistent feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Other outcomes evaluated in NK cells of ME/CFS patients, however, remain equivocal. The aim of this study was to...
Full title: The longitudinal effects of seated isometric yoga on blood biomarkers, autonomic functions, and psychological parameters of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study
Open access, https://bpsmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13030-019-0168-x
This is an interesting case study (bolding and spacing added);
What lies beneath: a case of spontaneous hypoglycaemia or glucose transporter type 1 defect disguised as chronic fatigue?
https://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0031/ea0031p235.htm
A case of pseudo-carcinoid
https://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0021/ea0021p55
It doesn't say if his pain and diarrhea resolved when he stopped the 5HTP though, but it's a reminder of how supplements can affect test results, and possibly make symptoms worse.
Developing and pretesting a new patient reported outcome measure for paediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalopathy (CFS/ME): cognitive interviews with children
full paper
https://jpro.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41687-019-0156-8
eta:
Interesting case report of an ME/CFS patient with carcinoid tumors.
Carcinoid tumour associated with enterovirus infection.
Journal of Clinical Pathology 2011, Chia J, et al.
From abstract;
https://jcp.bmj.com/content/64/8/722.full
Behind a paywall unfortunately.
Nuno Sepúlveda, Jorge Carneiro, Eliana M. Lacerda and Luis C. Nacul
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02684/abstract
Study made with the UK ME/CFS Biobank
Full text not available yet, will be published soon.
Full title: Effects of attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT) on brain-derived neurotrophic factor and low-grade inflammation among fibromyalgia patients: A randomized controlled trial
Open access, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-52260-z
Not a new study, it's from 2011, but thought it might be of use posted on the forum.
Open access, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3633594/
How psychiatric referrals influence stigmatization in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome: An examination of American and British models
Julia Terman, Joseph Cotler, Leonard A. Jason
Article:
Community Psychology in Global Perspective...
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