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Overview

In 2016, the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ (¾«¶«Ó°Òµ) launched the , which took place at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The study focused on individuals who developed myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) after an infection and had been diagnosed within the previous 5 years. The goal was to closely examine the clinical and biological characteristics of the disease to improve our understanding of its causes and progression. The collaborative study was led by , clinical director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and involved researchers from other Institutes and Centers at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, and from outside research institutions.

Publications

Walitt B, et al.  Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 21;15(1):907. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45107-3. PMID: 38383456; PMCID: PMC10881493.

• ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Intramural ME/CFS Study Q&A

Stussman B, Calco B, Norato G, Gavin A, Chigurupati S, Nath A, Walitt B.  BMJ Neurol Open. 2024 Feb 10;6(1):e000529. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2023-000529. PMID: 38352048; PMCID: PMC10862339.

Stussman B, Williams A, Snow J, Gavin A, Scott R, Nath A, Walitt B.  Front Neurol. 2020 Sep 18;11:1025. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.01025. PMID: 33071931; PMCID: PMC7530890.

News

March 5, 2024
Insight into mechanisms of ME/CFS
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Research Matters

February 21, 2024
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ study offers new clues into the causes of post-infectious ME/CFS
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ News Release

September 21, 2020
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ study details self-reported experiences with post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ News Release

March 21, 2017

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Director’s Blog

October 29, 2015
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ takes action to bolster research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ News Release