We did indeed find similarities in the maladaptive mechanisms and interlinkages underlying both critical illness recovery & heat stroke and ME/CFS and have outlined those mechanisms, the “vicious cycle” model, and potential treatments in the publications below.
Recent Publications
- Mechanisms that prevent recovery in Prolonged ICU Patients also underlie ME/CFS
- Treatments for Prolonged ICU Patients May Provide New Therapeutic Avenues for ME/CFS
- Overlapping Mechanisms in Heat Stroke and ME/CFS
- Drawing on Findings from Critical Illness to Explain ME/CFS