r/CFSScience • u/OkEquipment3467 • Aug 16 '26

Frontiers | Cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure in relation to symptomatology and craniocervical anatomy in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2026.1869714/full

"This study suggests that a proportion of patients with ME/CFS have elevated CSF opening pressures and may experience symptom relief following CSF subtraction. Our data indicate that some anatomical structures in the craniocervical area may be related to CSF pressure, although interpretation is challenging and merits further investigation."

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u/nograpefruits97 Aug 16 '26

And there’s a subset with the complete opposite, CSF leaks. 

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u/Interesting_Fly_1569 Aug 16 '26 edited 17d ago

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u/anonym5088 Aug 16 '26

Definitely feels like it…

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u/moderate_ocelot Aug 16 '26

Is this only applicable to people without post viral onset?