Chronic Immunological and Neurological Disease

Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases or CIND is a term used to refer to a group of diseases affecting both the central nervous system and immune system.

Illnesses

CIND generally refers to: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome

• Fibromyalgia
• Multiple chemical sensitivity
• Gulf War Syndrome

CIND also includes:

• Addison's disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Motor Neuron Disease
• Autism
• Celiac disease
• Chronic myofascial pain
• Crohn's disease
• Epilepsy
• Irritable bowel disease (IBD)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (Lupus)
• Lyme disease
• Mold/Biotoxin Illness
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Parkinson's disease
• Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and Orthostatic intolerance
• Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD)
• Ulcerative colitis

International ME Awareness Day

On May 12th every day, International ME Awareness Day is held to increase awareness for CIND.

See also

• International ME Awareness Day

postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) - A form of orthostatic intolerance where the cardinal symptom is excessive tachycardia due to changing position (e.g. from lying down to sitting up).