Friday, April 13, 2012
CFIDS/ME and the brain drain....
Another from June 2011's CFIDS newsletter. This provides proof that we aren't right in the head, but not in the way most people think:
A brain MRI study of chronic fatigue syndrome: evidence of brainstem dysfunction and altered homeostasis
I hope that we are nearing the era where we can use MRI/fMRI as a diagnostic tool instead of blaming mental status changes in CFIDS/ME patients on somatic causes. At least we are getting concrete evidence that this ailment is far too complex for someone to fake.
A brain MRI study of chronic fatigue syndrome: evidence of brainstem dysfunction and altered homeostasis
I hope that we are nearing the era where we can use MRI/fMRI as a diagnostic tool instead of blaming mental status changes in CFIDS/ME patients on somatic causes. At least we are getting concrete evidence that this ailment is far too complex for someone to fake.
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