Jesse2233
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In a nutshell spinal impairment may have been creating neuroinflammation and reduced blood flow.
Patients went from home bound back to vigorous exercise and full time work.
One was post-infectious
Patients went from home bound back to vigorous exercise and full time work.
One was post-infectious
Neurological findings included > 3+ deep tendon reflexes in 2 of 3, a positive Hoffman sign in 2 of 3, tremor in 2 of 3, and absent gag reflex in 1 of 3. The cervical spine canal diameter in the three patients ranged from 6 to 8.5 mm. One had congenital cervical stenosis with superimposed spondylosis, and two had single- or two-level spondylosis. Anterior cervical disc replacement surgery in two patients and a hybrid anterior cervical disc fusion and disc replacement in the third was associated with a marked improvement in myelopathic symptoms, resolution of lightheadedness and hemodynamic dysfunction, improvement in activity levels, and improvement in global ME/CFS symptoms.
Full paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1397-7