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Highlights An interdisciplinary review of patients’ and professionals perceptions of the functions and effects of naming of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Presents a range of considerations for and against different choices of nomenclature. Arguments for, and a trajectory towards...

Demographic Correlates of Fatigue in the US General Population: Results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Initiative https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744100/. free access Abstract Objective To investigate demographic correlates of fatigue...

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/1/3/44 Screening of a Small Number of Italian COVID-19 Syndrome Survivors by Means of the Fatigue Assessment Scale: Long COVID Prevalence and the Role of Gender by Antonella Serafini 1,*, Alberto Tagliaferro 2,3,* Francesco Balbi 1, Alberto Bordo 1, Stefano...

This survey study, nested within a prospective cohort of COVID-19 survivors with a minimum of 6 months of follow-up time, assessed the hypothesis that mental health symptoms both preceding and following COVID-19 infection would be associated with post-COVID chronic GI symptoms (see Methods...

Abstract We recently demonstrated how sepsis influences the subsequent development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) presented a conceptual advance in understanding the postsepsis chronic immunoparalysis state. However, the reverse scenario (autoimmunity prior to sepsis) defines...

COVID-19 induces neuroinflammation and loss of hippocampal neurogenesis Robyn Klein, Allison Soung, Cheick Sissoko, Anna Nordvig, Peter Canoll, Madeline Mariani, Xiaoping Jiang, Traci Bricker, James Goldman, Gorazd Rosoklija, Victoria Arango, Mark Underwood, John Mann, Adrianus Boon, Andrew...

Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness characterized by a diverse range of debilitating symptoms including autonomic, immunologic, and cognitive dysfunction. Although neurological and cognitive aberrations have been consistently reported, relatively...

Post-COVID-19 syndrome, often called ‘long COVID’ refers to signs and/or symptoms that develop following COVID-19 infection, which continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.1 Long COVID presents with clusters of symptoms, often overlapping, can affect any...

The aim of present paper is to identify clinical phenotypes in a cohort of patients affected of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Ninety-one patients and 22 healthy controls were studied with the following questionnaires, in addition to medical history: visual analogical...

Study now printed, see https://www.s4me.info/threads/preprint-multi-omics-of-host-microbiome-interactions-in-short-and-long-term-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me-cfs-2021-xiong.23022/#post-459931 for abstract and link Preprint: Multi-omics of host-microbiome interactions in...

ABSTRACT Objective The prevalence of pediatric Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) has been estimated from an ethnically and sociodemographically diverse community-based random sample of 10,119 youth aged 5–17. We assessed whether a salivary biomarker of fatigue could...

Abstract Objectives The long-term consequences of COVID-19 survivors care and post-coronavirus infection are not yet well understood. The review aims to see whether homoeopathy can help COVID-19 survivors recover from its consequences and improve their quality of life. Content A systematic...

Highlights • Existing evidence-based psychotherapeutic modalities for FNDs are based on different theoretical foundations. • However, there is considerable overlap between modalities regarding tools and targets. • Congruence between treatment rationale and patient characteristics may guide...

Merged thread For the abstract of the paper and a link to it, see this post. The discovery that a chemical is deadly to the bacterium that causes Lyme disease but harmless to animals might allow the disease to be eradicated in the wild. “Lyme disease is well-positioned to be eradicated,”...

Abstract Objectives To investigate whether acute infection with Giardia lamblia is associated with fibromyalgia 10 years after infection and whether fibromyalgia is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue (CF) in this setting. Methods A cohort study was established...

Abstract A 42-year-old man who had suffered from severe fatigue for 5 years was diagnosed as having chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia. Endocrinological workup using combined anterior pituitary function tests showed that the patient had adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH)...

https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/evidence-based-care-for-people-with-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-myalgic-encephalomyelitis(536398c9-3ebe-4faf-b3bc-e01257e82c65).html Abstract (Paragraphs mine for legibility) Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes referred to as myalgic...

Cortical autonomic network connectivity predicts symptoms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) IntJPsychophysiol 2021 Oct 15; Online ahead of print. Authors. Mark A Zinn, Leonard A Jason. Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)...

Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic systemic disease that manifests via various symptoms such as chronic fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and cognitive impairment described as “brain fog”. These symptoms often prevent patients from keeping up their...

Abstract Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure. The benefits of physical activity for health maintenance have been well documented, especially in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Therefore, accurate...