Lessons from heat stroke for understanding myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

• Main Authors: Stanculescu, Dominic, Sepúlveda, Nuno, Lim, Chin Leong, Bergquist, Jonas
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Post-Viral Fatigue; Heat Stroke
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161467
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We here provide an overview of the pathophysiological mechanisms during heat stroke and describe similar mechanisms found in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Both conditions are characterized by disturbed homeostasis in which inflammatory pathways play a central role. Spl...