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A note on ME v. CFS[edit | edit source]
We have separate pages for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, ME/CFS and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as well as SEID. The convention is that the terminology used in an ME-pedia article should match the terminology used in the underlying source. Where there is a tension between the term used in the source and the definition (e.g., ME defined by the Oxford criteria or CFS defined by the Canadian Consensus Criteria), it may be useful for clarity to mention the definition used.
The Disease[edit | edit source]
Infectious agents: Babesia, Bartonella, Borna Disease Virus, Coxsackie A, Coxsackie B, cytomegalovirus, echovirus, enterovirus, Epstein barr virus, H1N1, Herpesvirus, HHV-6, HHV-7, HSV-1, HSV-2, influenza, parvovirus B19, Q Fever, Ross River Virus, Chlamydia pneumoniae
Triggers and risk factors: Viral onset, Trauma, Pregnancy, Menstrual cycle, Stress, Vaccine, Toxic exposure, Candidiasis, Mold, Epidemiology, Blood donation
Signs and symptoms: Orthostatic intolerance, Ataxia, Cognitive dysfunction, Postural orthostatic tachycardia, Neurally mediated hypotension, Sleep disturbance, Fatigue, Post-exertional malaise, Nonepileptic seizure, Seizure, Migraine, Muscle fatigability, Food intolerance, Optical dysfunction
Medical hypotheses: Amygdala hypothesis, Autoimmunity Hypothesis, Fatty acid hypothesis, Hygiene hypothesis, Mold hypothesis, Infectious disease hypothesis, Ken Lassesen's model, Methylation cycle hypothesis, Microbiome hypothesis, Patricia Kane protocol, Vagus nerve hypothesis, Viral onset hypothesis
Body systems: Nervous system, HPA axis, Brain, Spinal cord, Neuroinflammation, Microglia, Leaky brain, Glutamate excitotoxicity, Central sensitization, Gastrointestinal system, Microbiome, Leaky gut, Immune system, Mucosal immune system, B cell, Natural killer cell, Macrophage, Cytokines, IL-2, interferon, IL-10, IL-1, IL-18, IL-17, Tumor necrosis factors, Ribonuclease L, Antibody, Autoantibody, Cardiovascular system, Blood
Tests: Cardiopulmonary exercise test, Two day exercise test, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, Brain imaging, MRI, qEEG, SPECT, Exercise, Tilt Table, CellTrend Diagnostic Test
Citizen science: 23andMe, UBiome, American Gut, Mendus, Any Treatment, Phoenix Rising
Biochemistry and cell biology: Methylation cycle, Citric acid cycle, Mitochondria, D lactate, Lactic acid, Nitric oxide, Glutathione, glucocorticoid, endocannabinoid, Histamine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine
Nutrients: Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Copper, Folate, B12, B6, B2, Deadlock quartet, TMG, Sam-e, L-carnitine, Zinc, Magnesium
Neurotransmitters and hormones: Neurotransmitters, Serotonin, Acetylcholine, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, Melatonin, Histamine, Oxytocin, Vasopressin, Glutamate, Hormones, Cortisol, Prostaglandins, glucocorticoid, progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, estriadol, calicitriol, calcidiol, prolactin
Names & Definitions[edit | edit source]
Names: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME/CFS, Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease, Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Chronic epstein barr, Neuro-Inflammatory and Oxidative Fatigue
Related conditions: Chronic lyme disease, Mold illness, Biotoxin illness, Environmental illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Gulf War Illness, Mast cell activation disorder, Mastocytosis, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Small intestine bacterial overgrowth, Lactic acidosis, Autoimmune disease, Cancer, Thyroid disease, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Multiple Sclerosis, Dysautonomia
Definitions: Definitions of ME and CFS, Canadian Consensus Criteria, International Consensus Criteria, Oxford criteria, Fukuda criteria, Holmes criteria, Empirical definition, Ramsay definition, London criteria, Nightingale definition
Treatments[edit | edit source]
Supplements: Probiotics, AHCC, CoQ10, MitoQ, PrescriptAssist, Mutaflor, GcMAF, Colostrum, Transfer factors, Fish oil, EPA, DHA
Foods: Dark chocolate
Herbs: Medical marijuana
Diets: Vegan diet, Vegetarian diet, Paleo diet, Ketogenic diet, GAPS diet, Specific carbohydrate diet
Antivirals: Valgancyclovir, Famciclovir, Valaciclovir, Acyclovir
Immunomodulators and immunostimulants: Ampligen, Low dose naltrexone, Equilibrant, Intravenous immunoglobulin, Staphylococcal vaccine, Immunovir, medicinal mushrooms
Anti-inflammatory drugs:
Other drug treatments: Rituximab, Prednisone, Chelation
Toxin avoidance/removal: Fasting, Mold avoidance, Coffee enema
Uncategorized interventions: Fecal matter transplant/Faecal bacteriotherapy, Helminth therapy, Pacing, Energy envelope, Hyperbaric oxygen, Ozone, Altitude, Exercise
Doctors[edit | edit source]
Clinical Doctors, USA: Lucinda Bateman, Derek Enlander, Nancy Klimas, Courtney Craig, Daniel Peterson, Phillipe Bottello, John Chia, Jacob Teitelbaum
Clinical Doctors, UK: Sarah Myhill, William Weir, Nigel Speight, Peter Behan, Charles Shepherd, Gabrielle Murphy, Amolak Bansal
Clinical Doctors, Germany: Anna Dorothea Hoeck, Carmen Scheibenbogen
Clinical Doctors, Belgium: Kenny de Meirleir
Clinical Doctors, South Africa: Cecile Jadin
Clinical Doctors, Sweden: Carl-Gerhard Gottfries
Research[edit | edit source]
Research initiatives USA: Open Medicine Foundation Chronic Fatigue Initiative Stanford ME/CFS Initiative Solve ME/CFS Microbe Discovery Project Bateman Horne Center Workwell Foundation Center for Infection & Immunity
Researchers USA: Ronald Davis Jarred Younger Alan Light Kathleen Light Andreas Kogelnik Jose Montoya David Bell Mady Hornig Eric Schadt Ian Lipkin John Chia Rosemary Underhill Suzanne Vernon David Berg Nancy Klimas Dane Cook Staci Stevens Mark VanNess Christopher Snell Zaher Nahle Rich Van Konyenburg Judy Mikovits Paul Cheney Michael Van ElZakker
Research initiatives Europe: ME Research UK Cure ME Invest in ME UK CFS/ME Collaborative Invest in ME Conference Ramsay Research Fund European ME Research Group
Researchers UK: Melvin Ramsay Donald Acheson Gordon Parish Jonathan Kerr Amolak Bansal Julia Newton Elizabeth Dowsett Simon Carding James Mowbray John Richardson Luis Nacul Derek Pheby Jonathan Edwards Geraldine Cambridge George Davey Smith
Researchers Australia: Elaine DeFreitas Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik Donald Staines Michael Maes
Researchers Germany: Carmen Scheibenbogen
Researchers Norway: Olav Mella Øystein Fluge
Researchers Canada: Byron Hyde Patrick O. McGowan
Psychological Paradigm[edit | edit source]
Psychological paradigm, mind-body approaches and related interventions: PACE trial graded exercise therapy cognitive behavioral therapy biopsychosocial deconditioning Mickel therapy Lightning process Gupta programme Psychoneuroimmunology Meditation Bodily distress syndrome Functional somatic syndrome Psychosomatic illness Neurasthenia Medically unexplained symptoms
Psychological paradigm proponents: Simon Wessely Michael Sharpe Peter White Trudie Chalder Rona Moss-Morris Jessica Bavinton Esther Crawley Anthony Cleare
Psychological paradigm critics: James Coyne Keith Laws David Tuller Ronald Davis Bruce Levin Arthur Reingold Jonathan Edwards Leonard Jason Ellen Goudsmit
Politics, Government & Insurance[edit | edit source]
United States: Institute of Medicine report Pathways to prevention report Trans-NIH Working Group National Institutes of Health Centers for Disease Control & Prevention UNUM
United Kingdom: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (England & Wales) National Health Service Science Media Centre UNUM NHS Scotland
ME Around the World Belgium France Germany Spain Italy United Kingdom Ireland Norway Denmark Sweden Finland United States Canada
History[edit | edit source]
Outbreaks: List of outbreaks Incline village Lyndonville Akureyri Los Angeles Royal Free Hospital Dalston Adelaide Ayrshire
Deceased patients: Sophia Mirza Vanessa Li Lynn Gilderdale Emily Collingridge Chardale Dotson Irvine
Patient Advocacy[edit | edit source]
Patient Groups: #MEAction, ME Association, Tymes Trust, Irish ME/CFS Association, ME Advocacy, Change For M.E. Change For Us, MEActionUK, Hope 4 ME & Fibro NI
Notable patients: Karina Hansen, Joanne, Sophia Mirza, Lynn Gilderdale, Emily Collingridge, Whitney Dafoe, Tom Kindlon, Graham McPhee, Jennie Spotila, Laura Hillenbrand, Martine McCutcheon, Naomi Whittingham, Jane Colby, Countess of Mar, Brian Vastag, Jennifer Brea, Ryan Prior, Hillary Johnson, Julie Rehmeyer, Leonard Jason, Charles Shepherd, Nasim Marie Jafry, Ken Lassesen, Cort Johnson, Valerie Eliot Smith, Doctor Speedy, Tanya Marlow, Deborah Waroff, Beth Mazur, Catherine Hale, Stuart Murdoch, Mary Schweitzer, Toni Bernhard, Frank Twisk, Steven Lubet
Notable healthy advocates: Angela Kennedy, Mary Dimmock, Greg Crowhurst, Malcolm Hooper, Nicole Castillo, Llewellyn King
Notable Quotes: Quotes
Journals, TV, Articles, Books, Film, Interviews, Blogs, Discussion Forums[edit | edit source]
Journals: The Lancet Lancet Psychiatry The BMJ Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
TV: Sick and Tired Toxic Tiredness
Articles: List of news articles on ME and CFS
Books: Plague The State of Me Love and Fatigue in America Osler's Web America's Biggest Cover-Up Authors of our own misfortune Reviving the Broken Marionette Why ME?
Film: What About ME I Remember Me Forgotten Plague Canary in a Coal Mine The Last Great Medical Cover Up Invisible Illness - Stories of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Voices From the Shadows
Interviews: ME/CFS Alert Science for Patients Unbroken' author's personal story of courage and resilience
Blogs: Health Rising Occupy CFS MEAction ME Advocacy Courtney Craig Cell Fatigue CFS Patient Advocate Constant F****** S*** ME Association Onward Through the Fog Nice Guidelines Valerie Eliot Smith Blog CFS Remission About.com Health FMS/ME/CFS Just ME
Discussion Forums: Phoenix Rising
Open Letters[edit | edit source]
List of open letters from researchers List of open letters from patient advocates and advocacy organizations