Research Discussion Threads:
My new paper w/ @JamesKilner is out in Cognition: ‘Active sampling in visual search is coupled to the cardiac cycle’. We found that saccades, fixations, and blinks are coupled to distinct phases of the cardiac cycle in a free visual search-task. https://t.co/vHMidlSN6N. Thread⬇️ pic.twitter.com/w1AAeI0ock— Alex Galvez-Pol (@AlexGalvezPol) November 28, 2019
This is preliminary data from 234 #MECFS patients enrolled consecutively at a clinic in Sweden. This same team is currently undertaking a more extensive MRI study comparing patients and controls, imaging to include supine brain/spine MRI and upright flex/ext MRI at Medserena. https://t.co/ru301p8ub1— Jennifer Brea 🦒 (@jenbrea) November 28, 2019
A cautionary tale on the reliability of MRI reports: https://t.co/RkhaxOkbhb— Jennifer Brea 🦒 (@jenbrea) November 19, 2019
Make sure your doctor looks at the original imaging. When in doubt, get a second or third opinion. pic.twitter.com/QtUFCJoCTq
Questions + Discussions on Twitter:
Anyone know why (borderline) adrenal insufficiency is said to be “common” in EDS? Or what causes it?— Jennifer Brea 🦒 (@jenbrea) November 28, 2019
Context: surgical patients having MCAS flares and requiring IV prednisone
My tweets:
Has anyone figured out what wearable is best for tracking dysautonomia?— Nerdy Zebra (@nerdymedzebra) November 26, 2019
Is it fact that pots or #Dysautonomia in gen is caused by stretchy/whatev veins? Or just assumed?— Nerdy Zebra (@nerdymedzebra) November 27, 2019
Bc vascular stuff seems to vary more than the presence of dysautonomia does in EDS. How does that factor in?
Also, why do we have different types of dysautonomia?
Why do my thighs bruise more easily than my knees and shins these days? Is there something about the fattiness?— Nerdy Zebra (@nerdymedzebra) December 1, 2019
Other times my shins and knees bruise super easily. I wonder what differs.
Which reminds me, why do people say the PGD2 pee test & serum tests are different and some say PGD2 can only be checked for in pee for MCAS and not serum?— Nerdy Zebra (@nerdymedzebra) December 4, 2019
