The etiology and possible treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia.
It is suggested that chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia is caused by virus injury to the calcium channels leading to larger quantities than usual of calcium ions entering the striated muscle cells. Should this be true, then treatment with a calcium antagonist (CA) may possibly be of value.
Department of Radiology, Svendborg Hospital, Denmark.
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D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017275:Isradipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D014780:Viruses / Q000472:pathogenicity
D015220:Calcium Channels; D017275:Isradipine