Open Australia (SE Queensland & Northern New South Wales): Griffiths Uni: Neuroimaging investigations in ME/CFS

Details here: https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/...ment-Neuroimaging-investigations-in-MECFS.pdf

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THe important detail.

"We are recruiting the following participants:

• ME/CFS group: participants who have received a diagnosis of ME/CFS (where diagnosis was made using the CCC 2003 or ICC 2011 definitions).

• PVS group: participants reporting chronic symptoms following a known viral infection, but have not received a diagnosis of ME/CFS nor other medical condition explaining the symptoms.

• Control group: participants who report no health concerns.

The inclusion criteria are as follows:
• Australian residents aged 18 to 65 years old
• Non-smoker
• No current diagnosis of serious chronic illness, e.g. autoimmune, cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes or primary psychiatric diseases
• Not pregnant or breastfeeding

This study involves:
• Attending a brain MRI imaging appointment
• Completion of an online questionnaire"

 

Good to see this.

ME Brain MRIs have been done before.

I don't know how many, but IMO enough to cast doubt on the promoted cause of ME being psychological.

This test should be done for all who have an ME/cfs diagnosis!

 

Previous MRI brain scan studies of pwME:

https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging

 

They still need healthy volunteers

National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases - NCNED
11 h ·

NCNED is inviting to participate in an investigation to continue NCNED research in the area of brain abnormalities using neuroimaging technique Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Healthy volunteers are defined as participants who experience no problem with severe fatigue (and their fatigue is relieved after bed rest).
The inclusion criteria are:
· Females and males between the ages of 18 to 65 years old.
· Able to travel to University of QLD, St Lucia campus, Brisbane.
· Non-smoker (has not smoked for at least the past 2 years).
· No current/previous diagnosis of serious chronic illness, e.g. autoimmune, neurological, cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes, primary psychiatric (minor depression and anxiety are permissible).
· Must not be pregnant or breast feeding.
· Certain medications may be an exclusion. Please contact NCNED for further clarification.
The study involves:
· Completion of an online questionnaire
· Attend an MRI scan at Queensland University
If you are interested in participating, please contact NCNED on (07) 567 89283 or email ncned@griffith.edu.au
Best wishes,
Sonya and the NCNED Team