by Cort Johnson | Mar 19, 2019 | Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Brainstem, Homepage, Research, vagus nerve
In 2013, Michael VanElzakker produced one of the most intriguing hypotheses to date in ME/CFS. His Vagus Nerve Hypothesis proposed that an infection/inflammation near the vagus nerve was causing it to send an unending stream of messages to the brain, telling it to...
by Cort Johnson | Feb 23, 2019 | Autonomic Nervous System, Epstein-Barr Virus, Pathogens
The post-infectious fatigue studies – those which follow healthy people as they come down with an infection and then develop ME/CFS – present the possibility of catching the disease in its tracks as it begins to wreak it’s havoc. Expensive and...
by Veronique Mead M.D. | Oct 29, 2018 | Autonomic Nervous System, Brain, Homepage, Metabolism
Thanks again to Veronique for providing her intriguing take on chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This is one of a series of articles from Health Rising which feature hypotheses created by health care professionals with ME/CFS or who are associated with ME/CFS. (It is...
by Cort Johnson | Aug 19, 2018 | Autonomic Nervous System, Energy Production, Homepage, POTS
Despite the current lack of consensus as to the underlying biological basis of CFS, there is considerable evidence … to highlight an abnormality of the autonomic nervous system as a unifying pathological factor. Newton et. al. 2013 A fascinating case of research...
by Cort Johnson | Aug 15, 2018 | Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Autoimmune, Autonomic Nervous System, Conference Reports, Heparin, Homepage, POTS
Antiphospholid syndrome, an autoimmune clotting disorder is present in POTS and may be present in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
by Cort Johnson | Aug 13, 2018 | Autoimmune, Autonomic Nervous System, Conference Reports, Homepage, Immune, IVIG, POTS
A significant number of people with chronic fatigue syndrome, POTS, fibromyalgia or other similar disease may have an autoimmune disease which is attaching their autonomic nervous system (an autoimmune dsyautonomia) which may be treatable by IVIG or other therapies