Long COVID #1: Big Studies, an FM Connection, & Low Energy Brains…
This is the beginning of a series of blogs that will attempt to keep up on long-COVID research and its possible applications to chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), dysautonomia, fibromyalgia (FM), and related diseases. These blogs are being done with the recognition...
Tying together Fear and Pain: the Parabrachial Nucleus of the Brainstem and Fibromyalgia
The Brainstem The brainstem – a small area at the base of the brain that contacts the spinal cord – has become of ever more interest in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Barnden’s studies suggest brainstem involvement is present. VanElzakker...
Under Pressure: Large Spinal Study Finds Intracranial Hypertension Common in ME/CFS
The first large study examines spinal issues in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A couple of years ago, there was hardly any discussion of spinal issues in ME/CFS. It’s become clear, though, that spinal issues are present in some patients and can even, in some...
Has the “Reptilian Brain” Gone Haywire in ME/CFS? Back to the Brainstem We Go.
The most primitive part of the brain, the brainstem – a part of “the reptilian brain” – doesn’t get much respect in medical research. VanElzakker pointed out that most brain scan studies focus on the upper, more highly developed parts of...
What “Phantom Nasal Congestion” May Tell Us About ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
When you have a systemic disease, any part of your body can provide a clue – even your nose. Over 15 years from 1998 to 2012, James Baraniuk, a longtime ME/CFS and GWI researcher at Georgetown University, became the first and thus far the last person to try and...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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