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etiology

  1. nerd

    Patient perceptions of infectious illnesses preceding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Authors: Leonard A Jason, Samuel Yoo, Shaun Bhatia Published: 2021 Sep 20 PMID: 34541918 doi: 10.1177/17423953211043106 Abstract
  2. nerd

    Does viral selection pressure on the GABAergic system mediate the etiopathogenesis of ME?

    Please beware, this theory is highly speculative. However, considering the good risk-benefit ratio from associated solutions, I'd like to discuss it. One of the many unresolved questions of ME is the role of viral pathology and how it might mediate the ME etiopathogenesis. One of my existing...
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    • Thread
    • abortive infections etiology etiopathogenesis gaba histone deacetylase latent infections pathogenesis
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: General ME/CFS Discussion
  3. frozenborderline

    My grand theory of etiology part II

    I've posted my unifying theory of etiology before. But part II is not quite done yet, however it has a lot of the parts there, just not all there, and not assembled properly or in order, so I've decided to kick off working on assembling it by posting about it here. None of the parts by...
  4. nerd

    The Latest Long Hauler Research From Dr. Bruce Patterson

    Since they finally seem to have their first paper published soon, this time for real, hopefully, I'd like to discuss this latest update. Their main point for the symptomology is angiogenesis and vasodilation. This also happens in MCAS and CFS/ME, though. This is why histamine-induced symptoms...
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    • Thread
    • endothelial dysfunction etiology long covid long haulers monocytes novavax vaccines
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Long COVID and Coronavirus