How I treat my patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CVS), fibromyalgia or “long COVID”
Frank Comhaire
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Common to Myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome and so-called long Covid is the panoply of complaints, with Post Exertional Malaise...
A housing project specifically for people with severe ME/CFS, including 24-hour assistance, is being planned in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid . A developer, in collaboration with Sozialhummel, plans to build barrier-free apartments in 53819 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid that are optimally tailored to the...
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Background
Shared symptoms and biological abnormalities between post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) could suggest common pathophysiological bases and would support coordinated treatment efforts. Empirical...
Concentrations of Uremic Bacterial Metabolites in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
Natascha Brigo, Wolfram Mayr, Maja Taenzer, Judith Löffler-Ragg, Andrea Schroll, Sabine Engl, Burkhard Schütz, Peter Rappl, Till Heine, Guenter Weiss, Katharina Kurz
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Effect on Quality of Life of Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients with Elevated β-Adrenergic and M3-Muscarinic Receptor Antibodies – a Pilot Study
Boglárka Oesch-Régeni, Nicolas Germann, Georg Hafer, Dagmar Schmid, Norbert Arn
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Full title: Understanding symptom clusters, diagnosis and healthcare experiences in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID: a cross-sectional survey in the UK
Maedeh Mansoubi, Thomas Richards, Martine Ainsworth-Wells, Russell Fleming, Phaedra Leveridge, Charles...
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The British National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated guidelines for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in October 2021. NICE concluded, after an extensive review of the literature, that graded exercise therapy (GET) is...
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Predisposing and Precipitating Factors in Epstein–Barr Virus-Caused Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/4/702
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Long COVID following SARS-CoV-2 and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) following...
Cytokine signature associated with disease severity in chronic fatigue syndrome patients
Jose G Montoya, Tyson H Holmes, Jill N Anderson, Holden T Maecker, Yael Rosenberg-Hasson, Ian J Valencia, Lily Chu, Jarred W Younger, Cristina M Tato, Mark M Davis
Published: July 31, 2017
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Background: Individuals living with chronic conditions (CC) typically have a higher risk of more severe outcomes when exposed to infection. Although many studies have investigated the relationship between CCs and COVID-19 severity, they are generally limited to clinical or hospitalized...
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) are debilitating, chronic multi-systemic illnesses that require multidisciplinary care. However, people with ME/CFS (pwME/CFS) and people with PCC (pwPCC) are often precluded from...
Advocating the role of trained immunity in the pathogenesis of ME/CFS; a mini review
Bart Humer, Willem A. Dik, Marjan A. Versnel
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex chronic disease of which the underlying (molecular)...
mtDNA deletion m.8753_16566 with < 10 % heteroplasmy in muscle and isolated complex-V dysfunction misinterpreted as chronic fatigue syndrome over 21-years
Josef Finsterer, Ana C. Fiorini, Fulvio A. Scorza, Carla A. Scorza
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We proposed that cerebrospinal fluid would provide objective evidence for disrupted brain metabolism in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndroome (ME/CFS). The concept of postexertional malaise (PEM) with disabling symptom exacerbation after limited exertion that does not...
Unravelling the Connection Between Energy Metabolism and Immune Senescence/Exhaustion in Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Jente Van Campenhout, Yanthe Buntinx, Huan-Yu Xiong, Arne Wyns, Andrea Polli, Jo Nijs, Joeri L. Aerts, Thessa Laeremans, Jolien Hendrix...
I thought it could be worth setting up a separate thread on this.
These guidelines are separate to the NICE guidelines.
Here's some background information from the ME Advocates Ireland website:
https://meadvocatesireland.blogspot.com/2022/09/news-from-hse-re-clinical-guideline-for.html
The...
Full title: A comparison of genome-wide association analyses of persistent symptoms after Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and myalgic encephalomyelitis – chronic fatigue syndrome
Annemarie G. Hirsch, Anne E. Justice, Amy Poissant, Cara M. Nordberg, Navya S. Josyula, John Aucott, Alison W. Rebman &...
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Systemic infection and inflammation impair mental function through a combination of altered attention and cognition. Here, we comprehensively review the relevant literature and report personal clinical observations to discuss the relationship between infection, peripheral inflammation...
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