…a questionnaire, enquiring about prior knowledge and experience of ME and their approaches to diagnosis and treatment. A total of 44 completed questionnaires were returned. Responses were tabulated, proportions selecting…
…to the disease and type of body fluid analyzed. Coincidences across studies were searched and P-values reported by the original studies were gathered to document significant differences found in the…
…the full article HERE. Source: Shepherd C B. Charities, patients, and researchers are working together to find the cause and effective treatments for ME/CFS BMJ 2021; 374 :n1854 doi:10.1136/bmj.n1854 https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1854.full…
…can be applied. Characteristics of ME/CFS that make addressing suicidality challenging include absence of any disease-modifying treatments, severe functional limitations, and symptoms which limit therapies. Decades-long misattribution of ME/CFS to…
…fatigue syndrome and Herpesvirus6” in MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, and EMBASE. Results: The literature search identified 17 studies to be included in the systematic review and 11 studies in…
Abstract: This review raises a number of compelling issues related to the condition of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Some historical perspective is necessary in order to highlight the nature…
Abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, multisystem, and profoundly debilitating neuroimmune disease, probably of post-viral multifactorial etiology. Unfortunately, no accurate diagnostic or laboratory tests have been established,…
…individualisation is not always possible using a compartmentalised method of assessment. Source: Malcolm R S. Chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid: individualisation, not compartmentalisation. BMJ 2021; 374 :n1863 doi:10.1136/bmj.n1863 https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1863…
…abnormalities. In the past 20 years, however, new research technologies have uncovered a series of biological abnormalities in people with ME/CFS. Unfortunately, many physicians remain unaware of this, and some…
…only during the acute phase of infection, which limited our ability to compare long-term physiological and behavioral changes with long-term symptoms. In the future, with larger sample sizes and more…