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Abstract Background Recent studies have highlighted Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a multisystemic vascular disease. Up to 60% of the patients suffer from long-term sequelae and persistent symptoms even 6 months after the initial infection. Methods This prospective, observational study...

Full title: Neutralization of Autoantibodies Targeting G-Protein Coupled Receptors Improves Capillary Impairment and Fatigue Symptoms after COVID-19 Infection Abstract Clinical features of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2...

Full title: Recommendation for standardized medical care for children and adolescents with long COVID [German]. Statement of a multidisciplinary pediatric expert group of the DGKJ convent societies (status: February 2022) From: Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks Source: Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde...

Big article on ME/CFS in the influential German magazine Der Spiegel. It tells the story of Milena Hermisson a young patient and advocate with very severe ME/CFS. Her family has played an important role in the European ME Coalition (EMEC). Man kann sein Leben verlieren, ohne zu sterben...

Prevalence, determinants, and impact on general health and working capacity of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 six to 12 month after infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study from southern Germany Peter, Kern et al https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.14.22272316v1...

Abstract Background. Following COVID-19, patients often present with ongoing symptoms comparable to chronic fatigue and subjective deterioration of exercise capacity (EC), which has been recently described as postacute COVID-19 syndrome. Objective. To objectify the reduced EC after COVID-19...

Abstract Background Myalgic encephalitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has again come into focus as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Fundamentally problematic is the fact that ME/CFS is considered a separate entity; however, extreme fatigue is also a common symptom of an...

Recruitment Status : Not yet recruiting Sponsor: Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land Collaborators: Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety Praxis im Zentrum Erlangen Pneumologen Lichterfelde Berlin Pneumopraxis Marburg COVID ambulance Philipps-University Marburg Pneumologie Elisenhof...

Background: Communication between healthcare providers and patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) is frequently hampered by mutual misunderstanding and dissatisfaction. Methods: We developed an online, interprofessional course to teach healthcare providers the knowledge, skills, and...

In conclusion, meals do matter in the evaluation and treatment of POTS. There are significant postprandial symptoms in POTS patients, which are related to exaggerated postprandial tachycardia. Possible mechanisms include enhanced splanchnic blood pooling, an increased secretion of vasoactive...

Thread split from The micro-clot finding in Long Covid — implications for the possible aetiology of ME/CFS ***************** https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-021-01148-4 Chronic post-COVID-19 syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome: Is there a role for extracorporeal apheresis? 2021

[Can be signed by anybody] Quote: Our Pleas to the German Bundestag We ask the German Bundestag to commit itself to the provision of healthcare appropriate to the disease severity of ME/CFS, in particular by amending § 116b SGB V as well as through awareness campaigns. Further, we ask the...

Full title: The impact of Post-COVID-Syndrome on functioning – results from a community survey in patients after mild and moderate SARS-CoV-2-infections in Germany Abstract Background In COVID-19 survivors a relatively high number of long-term symptoms have been observed. Besides impact on...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0198885915004656 S. Guenther, M. Loebel, A. Mooslechner, M. Knops, L. Hanitsch, P. Grabowski, K. Wittke, C. Meisel, N. Unterwalder, H. Volka, Carmen Scheibenbogen Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a severe disease characterized by...

Abstract Infectious mononucleosis (IM), mainly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, can result in prolonged symptoms. The objective of this study was to look at the length of sick leave, diagnosis of IM, treatment, and comorbidities in a real-world setting in Germany. This retrospective...

The German/French TV channel ARTE premiered a documentary yesterday: "Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". German and French can be chosen as languages, subtitles are available in English, Italian and Spanish. It can be viewed online here and will also come to YouTube...

Abstract Objectives Acute Q fever is a generally self-limiting infection caused by the intracellular gram-negative bacterium Coxiella (C.) burnetii. For yet unknown reasons, a subset of patients develops chronic a infection. Furthermore, a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) as post-acute Q fever...

Autoantibody helps with Long Covid The German article https://www.fau.de/2021/07/news/medikament-gegen-autoantikoerper-hilft-bei-long-covid/ The paper is most interesting because of microcirculation, plus the use of BC 007, originally a heart related drug, as a treatment...

Metasynthesis is currently considered one of the most promising directions for qualitative research, as it can contribute to the generalizability of qualitative findings and increase their impact. At the same time, single case studies gain attention in the field of psychotherapy research, as...

From the News from Germany thread: Update provided by a forum member 23/10/22: