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Higher levels of myelination were observed in chronic fatigue syndrome patients relative to healthy controls
KIRAN THAPALIYA1,2, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik1, Don Staines1, Sandeep Bhuta3, Timothy Ireland3, and Leighton Barnden1
1Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, 2Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 3Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold coast, Australia
Ourfindings showed elevated myelination in white matter regions and grey matter regions in Chronic fatigue syndrom patients relative to normal controls.  
Fig 3 Shows increased myelination in saggital sections of sixteen CFS patients (out of forty-five). The white arrows arrow indicates the higher degree of myelination in CFS patients in-comparison to the healthy controls
Fig 4 Shows degree of myelination in saggital section of sixteen normal controls (out of twenty-seven). A lower degree of myelination in the brain stem and corpus callosum was observed compared to CFS patients.