ME/CFS at the Intersection of the Nervous & Immune Systems (Lecture) - Michael VanElzakker, PhD

"Investigating ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) at the Intersection of the Nervous and Immune Systems" -- Michael VanElzakker, PhD

Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association
http://www.massmecfs.org/
Fall 2019 Lecture, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
October 26, 2019

Speaker: Michael VanElzakker, PhD
Neuroscience Researcher
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Mass General Hospital) and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

For more information about the Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association, visit: http://www.massmecfs.org/

0:00 Introduction
1:21 About Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
3:21 The Brainstem
6:00 The Vagus Nerve
9:12 Microglial Activation
18:21 Using PET Scans to Measure TSPO
20:51 Efferent Vagus Function
22:27 Physiological Movement Artifact
23:34 Autonomic Control of the Vascular System
24:42 fMRI Study
31:41 Perivascular Spaces (Vircho-Robin)
33:00 Thank you