Potential application of brain-gut axis-based treatments in Long COVID and ME/CFS: a case-based systematic review
Kim DY, Youn J, Kang N, Cho SI, Ha IH
Journal of Translational Medicine · 2026
Key finding
The patient exhibited a significant reduction in total fatigue, with early improvements in motivation and mental fatigue, and delayed improvement in physical fatigue following transient systemic symptom flares.
- Condition
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 790
Cite this study
Kim, D. Y., Youn, J., Kang, N., Cho, S. I., & Ha, I. H. (2026). Potential application of brain-gut axis-based treatments in Long COVID and ME/CFS: a case-based systematic review. Journal of Translational Medicine, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-026-07807-w
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