Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 And this is exactly why I did not get a SPEC or MRI (for Lyme). I know too many people who have some very High Falootin' Neuros arguing over the data and what it means. Barb > Just took a gander at the brain SPECT and CFS literature. There are > actually a number of studies looking at this, and frankly, the data > are all over the place. There isn't a whole lot of consistency in (A) > differences between normal controls & CFS patients (saw a very nice > twin study but no significant differences), ( depressive controls > and CFS patients, and © in studies that find differences, the brain > regions affected differ from study to study. In short, the findings > are variable at this point. I'm sure as more work is done, the > results will shake out, but at this point, the data simply aren't > converging on a clear pattern yet. > > Also, should anything consistent be found on SPECT imaging for CFS > patients, we need to keep in mind that a number of processes can yield > the differences observed on a SPECT scan.... making links between > brain SPECT in CFS and other physiological findings would be, alas, > quite premature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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