E14 Prof. Ric Arseneau MD, a leading expert in chronic fatigue syndrome, discusses the complexities of long COVID, revealing misconceptions, challenges in diagnosis, and the urgent need for better support and funding.
E6 Todd Davenport discusses the overlap between Long COVID and ME/CFS, emphasizing differing pathogens, bioenergetic dysfunction, and diagnostic challenges, while advocating for patient history, symptom validation, and pacing strategies for management.
ME/CFS can develop in Long Covid survivors, characterized by severe fatigue, post-exertional malaise, cognitive impairments, and sleep disturbances. Anyone, but predominantly women, can be affected. Management includes pacing, symptom-specific treatments, and multidisciplinary support.
