Characterising Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) triggered by a viral illness compared to concussion or trauma
Gemma Wilson, Marie-Claire Seeley, Pauline Slater, Dennis H. Lau, Celine Gallagher
[Letter to the editor]
Link (Clinical Autonomic Research) [Paywall]
No abstract...
Post-Concussion Brain Changes Relative to Pre-Injury White Matter and Cerebral Blood Flow
Nathan W. Churchill, Michael G. Hutchison, Simon J. Graham, Tom A. Schweizer
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Medical clearance for return to play (RTP) after sports-related concussion is based on clinical...
Editor’s summary
Infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is common, lifelong, and often in a latent state with periodic reactivation. It is a risk factor for neurodegenerative disease and dementia in some individuals, as are repeated head injuries like concussions. Cairns et al. found...
Diffusion tensor analysis of white matter tracts is prognostic of persisting post-concussion symptoms in collegiate athletes
Bertò; Rooks; Broglio; McAllister; McCrea; Pasquina; Giza; Brooks; Mihalik; Guskiewicz; Goldman; Duma; Rowson; Port; Pestilli
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
After a concussion...
Subjective brain fog: a four-dimensional characterization in 25,796 participants
Ali Alim-Marvasti, Matteo Ciocca, Narayan Kuleindiren, Aaron Lin, Hamzah Selim, Mohammad Mahmud
Abstract
Importance: Brain fog is associated with significant morbidity and reduced productivity and gained...
Abstract
Objective
Reporting of unexpected symptoms after concussion might, in some people, reflect a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD), or exaggeration (feigning).
This study aimed to determine whether reporting unexpected symptoms after concussion was...
Open access at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699052.2019.1607557
The authors claim they are looking at post-concussion syndrome yet
So when they report that
from this list of symptoms
I expect that they are re-labelling people who have an assortment of conditions...
31-year-old world class cyclist and triathalon athlete retires to become a teacher due to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Reading this story, I can't help but wonder if the "concussion" from a 2013 car crash might have played a role. That's when her CFS started. Or is that too obvious?
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Cycling...
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