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Muscle fatigability in ME is a symptom in which muscles become weaker after minor exertion and a long period (3-5 days or longer) may elapse before full muscle power is restored. According to [[Melvin Ramsay]], it is the defining feature of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]], without which a diagnosis of ME should not be made,<ref>[http://www.cfids-me.org/ramsay86.html The Clinical Features of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]</ref> though this symptom is noted to improve during remission. Similar muscle effects are known to occur in other neurological diseases such as [[Multiple Sclerosis]]<ref>http://mssociety.ca/en/information/symptoms_mng_fatigue.htm</ref> and [[post-polio syndrome]]<ref>[http://www.post-polio.org/edu/lep.html The Late Effects of Polio: An Overview]</ref>.
Muscle fatigability in ME is a symptom in which muscles become weaker after minor exertion and a long period (3-5 days or longer) may elapse before full muscle power is restored. According to [[Melvin Ramsay]], it is the defining feature of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]], without which a diagnosis of ME should not be made,<ref>[http://www.cfids-me.org/ramsay86.html The Clinical Features of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]</ref> though this symptom is noted to improve during remission. Similar muscle effects are known to occur in other neurological diseases such as [[Multiple Sclerosis]]<ref>[http://mssociety.ca/en/information/symptoms_mng_fatigue.htm Managing MS Symptoms - Fatigue and Fatigability]</ref> and [[post-polio syndrome]]<ref>[http://www.post-polio.org/edu/lep.html The Late Effects of Polio: An Overview]</ref>.


== Possible causes of muscle fatigability in ME/CFS ==
== Possible causes of muscle fatigability in ME/CFS ==

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Muscle fatigability in ME is a symptom in which muscles become weaker after minor exertion and a long period (3-5 days or longer) may elapse before full muscle power is restored. According to Melvin Ramsay, it is the defining feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis, without which a diagnosis of ME should not be made,[1] though this symptom is noted to improve during remission. Similar muscle effects are known to occur in other neurological diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis[2] and post-polio syndrome[3].

Possible causes of muscle fatigability in ME/CFS[edit | edit source]

Muscle biopsies have shown evidence of mitochondrial degeneration [4], deletions of mitochondrial DNA [5][6], and the reduction of mitochondrial activity [7].

In addition, evidence of oxidative damage to muscles has been found in CFS. [8]

Studies have found reduced levels of serum carnitine which return to normal after recovery and correlate with symptom severity. [9]

Exercise has also been found to induce both early and excessive lactic acid formation in the muscles [10] with a reduced intraceullar concentrations of ATP and acceleration of glycolysis.[11]

Peter Behan noted that ME patients were found to lack an important muscle enzyme called myoadenylate deaminase. An attempt has not been made to reproduce this finding in published research.

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References[edit | edit source]

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  1. ↑ The Clinical Features of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
  2. ↑ Managing MS Symptoms - Fatigue and Fatigability
  3. ↑ The Late Effects of Polio: An Overview
  4. ↑ Behan WMH, More IAR, Behan PO. Mitochondrial abnormalities in the postviral fatigue syndrome. Acta Neuropathol (Berl) 1991;83:61–65.
  5. ↑ Sensory characterization of somatic parietal tissues in humans with chronic fatigue syndrome.
  6. ↑ Unusual pattern of mitochondrial DNA deletions in skeletal muscle of an adult human with chronic fatigue syndrome.
  7. ↑ Sensory characterization of somatic parietal tissues in humans with chronic fatigue syndrome.
  8. ↑ Specific oxidative alterations in vastus lateralis muscle of patients with the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome.
  9. ↑ Acylcarnitine deficiency in chronic fatigue syndrome.
  10. ↑ Serum levels of carnitine in chronic fatigue syndrome: clinical correlates.
  11. ↑ Reduced oxidative muscle metabolism in chronic fatigue syndrome.

mitochondria Important parts of the biological cell, with each mitochondrion encased within a mitochondrial membrane. Mitochondria are best known for their role in energy production, earning them the nickname "the powerhouse of the cell". Mitochondria also participate in the detection of threats and the response to these threats. One of the responses to threats orchestrated by mitochondria is apoptosis, a cell suicide program used by cells when the threat can not be eliminated.

serum The clear yellowish fluid that remains from blood plasma after clotting factors have been removed by clot formation. (Blood plasma is simply blood that has had its blood cells removed.)

enzyme a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.

T2 hyperintensity An unusual bright spot on a T2-weighted MRI of the brain. Also known as an Unidentified Bright Object (UBO). T2 hyperintensities are often found in the periventricular region, where they may be referred to as "white matter hyperintensities" or "leukoaraiosis". They may also be found in the basal ganglia or brainstem, where they are sometimes referred to as "gray matter hyperintensities", or "subcortical hyperintensities". T2 hyperintensities can represent different things: lesions, dilated Virchow-Robin spaces, or demyelination. They are commonly found in elderly individuals and in neurological disorders. (Learn more: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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