Brain imaging linked with symptoms ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/266...
Brain Impact: Brain imaging linked with... - Ramsays Disease
Brain Impact
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Jose Montoyas group at Stanford have evidence of white matter reduction
More evidence against a psychiatric lobby prescribing anti depressants as front line medicines answer to a much more complex systemic problem.
It would be great if this kind of imaging became the norm for testing for these diseases, but I'm sure it is very expensive and only available in a handful of places.
Still good news, though!
Indicating the stages of illness is something that guidelines for treatment currently lacks a solid basis for. When standard test results return as within normal range this imaging demonstrates what patients have always said that all was not as should be.
Jarred Younger’s intense Good Day/Bad Day study, highlighted leptin an immune factor able to sensitize the microglia in the brain.
An inflammatory process (neuroinflammation) almost certainly plays a major role in the development of many neurological diseases. Andrew Lloyd has pointed out that the symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome (and fibromyalgia) are “brain symptoms”‘ they are flu-like symptoms produced by the brain when we get ill.
Followed up on leptin research ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl... very interesting thank you.
Neuro Imaging ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/267...
Investigation of alternative causes rather than dismissing with a CFS diagnosis
Fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) long remained mysteries to medical science, and we're just now getting a picture of what's going on in the body, and especially the brains, of people with these conditions. One thing that research has shown, time and time again, is that when you have FMS or ME/CFS, your neurotransmitters are out of whack.
Neurotransmitters: What They Are & What They Do
Your brain is made up of billions of cells called neurons that communicate with each other to control everything that goes on in your body.
Communication between neurons relies on chemicals called neurotransmitters, which create and control signals. Every time you feel an itch, hear a noise, or experience an emotion, these chemicals are responsible. In addition, they tell your heart to beat, your lungs to breathe, and your stomach to produce digestive enzymes.
Each bodily function and emotion is linked to the operations of specific neurotransmitters. When your levels of a particular one are too high or too low, things can start to malfunction. FMS and ME/CFS have been associated with irregular levels of several neurotransmitters, including:
Serotonin (the sleep cycle, pain processing, body temperature, appetite, sex drive, mood)
Norepinephrine ("fight or flight" response, alertness, memory)
Dopamine (mental focus, movement disorders, motivation)
GABA (calming the mind, sleep, relaxation, anxiety, muscle function)
Glutamate (stimulating the mind, learning, forming memories)
A lot of treatment research has focused on how to regulate these chemicals in order to alleviate the symptoms of FMS and ME/CFS.
So far, experts don't know why levels are abnormal in these conditions, but we do know they're responsible for a host of symptoms.
Levels are hard to measure. Most labs don't perform such tests and most insurance companies wouldn't cover them. Doctors typically diagnose neurotransmitter abnormalities based on symptoms, which is one of many reasons you may want to keep a symptom diary.
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