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"This retrospective study was conducted in 58 patients of both sexes, with ME/CFS on the basis of the international consensus criteria (ICC 2011)"

Abstract Mental fatigue is a commonplace human experience which is the focus of a growing body of research. Whilst researchers in numerous disciplines have attempted to uncover the origins, nature, and effects of mental fatigue, the literature is marked by many contradictory findings. We...

Now published, open access, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00429-023-02682-3

Introduction Over three years have passed since the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and yet the treatment for long-COVID, a post-COVID-19 syndrome, remains long overdue. Currently, there is no standardized treatment available for long-COVID, primarily due to the lack of funding...

Trial By Error: That Whine De Coeur about NICE’s Rejection of GET/CBT Regimen, and ME Action UK’s Disappearing Rebuttal "On July 10th, the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry (JNNP) published what can only be called a whine de coeur from a bunch of academics and investigators on...

Ah, well, that's when they launch into their "we know that we said that these patients don't have any biological abnormalities but we found these biological abnormalities and that proves the validity of a construct that is built on there being no abnormalities, and therefore we have been right...

Despite the usual psych wibbly-wobbly language, I think this is an example of supportive CBT that supports patients adapting to the limitations imposed upon them by ME/CFS, rather than the usual CBT for CFS that demands that patients ignore their symptoms, which is why I have not posted in the...

Full title: ‘I became more aware of my actions’—A qualitative longitudinal study of a health psychological group intervention for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Objectives To explore myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients'...

Objective Functional somatic syndromes (FSS) are highly prevalent across all levels of healthcare. The fact that they are characterised by medically unexplained symptoms, such as fatigue and pain, raises the important question of their underlying pathophysiology. Psychosocial stress represents...

Doesn't mention the fact that pwME were raising the possibility of chronic post-Covid illness before the name Long COVID was coined.

Personally, I don't find these kinds of lists useful. What I have found useful in dealing with my own illness is rather than focus on what rare, exceptional or just plain lucky people are able to achieve is to focus on achieving as much as I can with the limitations that I have, and feeling...

From the ICanCME Research Network on Twitter, "Funding announcement: ICanCME 2023 ME Stars of Tomorrow #Scholarship Program: https://mailchi.mp/de70b9160260/icancme-research-network-funding-announcement_sot-2023… Deadline to apply is August 30th, 2023. #MECFS #MyalgicE #pwME #MedTwitter...

From the NIH funded ME/CFS Research Network on Twitter, "BIG Data News! New comprehensive dataset from #MECFSnet partners at @jacksonlab and @BatemanHorne. More than 1,200 variables --the FIRST publicly available dataset with GUIDS. Apply for access today! https://ow.ly/hncu50Pqhks "

NIH launches trials for long-COVID treatments: what scientists think "The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced yesterday that it will launch its first trials to test the safety and efficacy of treatments against long COVID. These trials will focus on therapies aimed at some of the...

Background: Infectious mononucleosis is common among adolescents and young adults. Although the majority of cases resolve spontaneously, life-threatening manifestations, and complications have been recognised. Objective: The purpose of this article is to familiarize clinicians with the clinical...

"33 Out of 960 (3.4%) travellers developed IBS without TD [Traveller's Diarrhea] after travel while 65 out of 539 at risk travellers developed PI-IBS (relative risk: 3.51, 95%CI 2.34-5.26, p<0.001). In addition, the majority (78.7%) retained PI-IBS symptoms up to 12 months after travel." Sadly...

By longitudinally following a large cohort of intercontinental travellers, this study highlights the importance of considering multiple risk factors to comprehend post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS). Stomach cramps, antibiotic use and nausea during travel were among the variables...

Summary Consequences of viral disease with SARS-CoV-2 affect the biopsychosocial health and thus the everyday life of those affected, their opportunities for action and participation in all areas of life. In all phases of care, occupational therapists have numerous options when it comes to...

Ed has posted this on Twitter, which shows how valuable good articles like this one can be. "Whenever I write about long-covid or ME, I get waves of emails from chronically ill folk who feel seen/heard. But with this piece, I'm *also* hearing from healthy people saying they finally get what...

News in Brief post for July on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/cfs/comments/15f622h/news_in_brief_posts_for_july_2023_covering_mecfs/