Abstract
Objectives
The aim of the study was to analyze adequacy of risk of bias (RoB) judgments for selective reporting in Cochrane systematic reviews.
Study Design and Setting
We extracted RoB assessments, including judgment (low, high, or unclear risk) and supporting comment from Cochrane...
Intimate Partner Violence and the Risk of Developing Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health issue with a variety of ill health consequences associated with exposure. Due to the stimulation of chronic stress and inflammatory...
Red blood cell deformability is diminished in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Amit K. Saha, Brendan R. Schmidt, Julie Wilhelmy, Vy Nguyen, Abed Abugherir, Justin K. Do, Mohsen Nemat-Gorgani, Ronald W. Davis
Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation 71 (2019) 113–116
DOI...
Monitoring of cerebral oximetry in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Isabella Kharraziha, Hannes Holm, Erasmus Bachus, Olle Melander, Richard Sutton, Artur Fedorowski, and Viktor Hamrefors
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Abstract
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder of...
Red Blood Cell Deformability, Vasoactive Mediators, and Adhesion
Timothy J. McMahon
Open Access
Healthy red blood cells (RBCs) deform readily in response to shear stress in the circulation, facilitating their efficient passage through capillaries. RBCs also export vasoactive mediators in...
Abstract
Background: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a form of autonomic dysregulation and is characterized by an excessive heart rate (HR) increment upon the upright body position while blood pressure is maintained. Patients experience typical symptoms of orthostatic intolerance such as...
Abstract
Background
The tryptophan–kynurenine–nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized; NAD+) pathway is closely associated with regulation of immune cells toward less inflammatory phenotypes and may exert neuroprotective effects. Investigating its regulation in central nervous system (CNS)...
Population based study: atopy and autoimmune diseases are associated with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, independent of psychological distress
Summary
Background
The pathogenesis of functional GI disorders (FGIDs) is uncertain. However, underlying immune activation and...
https://www.acpjournals.org/do/10.5555/comment1538/full/
Name: Peter C. Rowe
Email: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Pubdate: 12 April 2019
Title: Response to Michael Sharpe
Comment: To The Editor:
Interesting review of research on the impact of inflammation on the dopamine system as well as a theoretical model and computational method trying to connect it all.
Could be a hypothesis as to why Abilify and dopaminergic agents have some partial efficacy in ME, even if it is temporary (so...
https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-019-2235-z
Naomi Petra Moller, Gemma Ryan, Jasmine Rollings & Michael Barkham
Abstract
This commentary examines publicly available information on 2017–2018 outcomes in the UK government’s Improving Access to Psychological...
doi:10.1136/ebmental-2019-300133
Sci-Hub
Alice Davis, Theresa Smith, Jenny Talbot, Chris Eldridge, David Betts
ABSTRACT
Background
Across England, 12% of all improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT) appointments
are missed, and on average around 40% of first appointments are not...
From: Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks
B.Sc. Thesis Kate Donnelly
Source: University of Tasmania Date: December 2019, online September 2020 URL: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35168/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35168/1/Donnelly_whole_thesis.pdf
An interesting read given the past TSPO-PET neuroinflammation studies on ME using first generation [11C]PK-11195 and now more recently second generation [11C]DPA-713, the pros/cons and limitations of these radioligands, and the development of novel third generation ligands.
Recent Developments...
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2019.00773/full
It's clear from this paper that PPS is not considered a functional distress syndrome and I've not seen it mentioned elsewhere as such.
My hope for the thread is to raise the issue of why this might be so that PPS has a...
Abstract:
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X1930388X
The reason for posting this review of Lyme tests from 2019, is that in Belgium and elsewhere, doctors have used some of these tests such as the LTT-test and CD57+ to diagnose chronic Lyme disease.
Author list: Maria Kleinstäuber Christine Allwang Josef Bailer Matthias Berking Christian Brünahl Maja Erkic Harald Gitzen Mario Gollwitzer Japhia-Marie Gottschalk Jens Heider Andrea Hermann Claas Lahmann Bernd Löwe Alexandra Martin Jörn Rauk Annette Schröder Johannes Schwabe Jeanine Schwar...
I read an interesting article in the Medical Association Magazine in Norway, google translate:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://tidsskriftet.no/2019/10/klinisk-oversikt/pyruvatdehydrogenasemangel
Conclusion:
PDH deficiency is a rare metabolic disease that causes...
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