Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a comprehensive review

M Cortes Rivera, C Mastronardi, CT Silva-Aldana… - Diagnostics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating chronic
disease of unknown aetiology that is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: clinical presentation, aetiology and management

A Fedorowski - Journal of internal medicine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a variant of cardiovascular autonomic
disorder characterized by an excessive heart rate increase on standing and orthostatic …

[HTML][HTML] Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome–evidence for an autoimmune disease

F Sotzny, J Blanco, E Capelli, J Castro-Marrero… - Autoimmunity …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a frequent and
severe chronic disease drastically impairing life quality. The underlying pathomechanism is …

[HTML][HTML] Antibodies to β adrenergic and muscarinic cholinergic receptors in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

M Loebel, P Grabowski, H Heidecke, S Bauer… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Infection-triggered disease onset, chronic immune activation and autonomic dysregulation in
CFS point to an autoimmune disease directed against neurotransmitter receptors …

How myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) progresses: the natural history of ME/CFS

L Nacul, S O'Boyle, L Palla, FE Nacul, K Mudie… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We propose a framework for understanding and interpreting the pathophysiology of Myalgic
Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) that considers wider determinants …

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is associated with elevated G‐protein coupled receptor autoantibodies

WT Gunning III, H Kvale, PM Kramer… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The etiology of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is yet to be
established. The disorder is often misdiagnosed as chronic anxiety or a panic disorder …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges of chronic pain and fatigue

JA Eccles, KA Davies - Clinical Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review, we explore the challenges of chronic pain and fatigue in clinical practice. Both
pain and fatigue are common, troubling and frequently overlapping symptoms, and we …

The chronic fatigue syndrome

SD Shafran - The American Journal of Medicine, 1991 - Elsevier
The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was formally defined in 1988 to describe disabling
fatigue of at least 6 months' duration of uncertain etiology. Reports of CFS have emerged …

Heart rate and heart rate variability comparison between postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome versus healthy participants; a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Swai, Z Hu, X Zhao, T Rugambwa, G Ming - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2019 - Springer
Background A number of published literature has reported that, physiologically, heart rate
variability (HRV) in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) to be …

Cortical autonomic network connectivity predicts symptoms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)

MA Zinn, LA Jason - International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) represents a significant
public health challenge given the presence of many unexplained patient symptoms …