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The Brainstem, Vagus Nerve, Neuroinflammation And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The VanElzakker WaySunday 31 March 2019
The Brainstem, Vagus Nerve, Neuroinflammation and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The VanElzakker Way In 2013, Michael VanElzakker produced one of the most intriguing hypotheses to date in ME/CFS. His Vagus Nerve Hypothesis proposed that an infection/inflammation near the vagus nerve was causing it to send an unending stream of messages to the brain, telling it to essentially shut the body down by producing fatigue, pain and other symptoms. Since then, he’s been particularly interested in the connection between the vagus nerve, the brainstem and the ME/CFS. He’s not the only one interested in the brainstem. In 2019 once his brainstem compression was alleviated, Jeff completely recovered from his severe ME/CFS, POTS and MCAS. Since he published his story over a dozen people have been diagnosed with craniocervical instability – a condition which compresses the brainstem. In this critical review paper, VanElzakker et. al. pick apart some of the research done and provide a guide to successfully getting at the brainstem and other regions of the brain. It’s called a “Critical Review” and is critical, indeed. It finds many past ME/CFS studies wanting, but then points a way to a better possible future. If brainstem problems play a role in ME/CFS these researchers demonstrate how to get at them.
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