Patients with a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis--a persistent enteroviral infection?

Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a common disability but frequently misinterpreted. Amongst 6,000 patients referred for general microbiological diagnosis between 1975 and 1987, 420 cases were recognized. Coxsackie B neutralization tests, in 205 of these, demonstrated significant titres in 103/205 (50%), while of 124 additionally investigated for enteroviral IgM, 38/124 (31%) were positive. This ill...

Missing the meaning and provoking resistance; a case of myalgic encephalomyelitis.

BACKGROUND The interaction between a clinician and a patient who put his problems down to myalgic encephalomyelitis is described. Despite attempting a patient-centred approach, the doctor acted on his own understanding of the meaning of this diagnosis without gaining proper insight into what it meant for the patient. This failure not only led to damaged rapport, it may have contributed to delay...

Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress and Immune-Inflammatory Pathways in Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has been classified as a disease of the central nervous system by the WHO since 1969. Many patients carrying this diagnosis do demonstrate an almost bewildering array of biological abnormalities particularly the presence of oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS) and a chronically activated innate immune system. The proposal made h...

Can physical assessment techniques aid diagnosis in people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis? A diagnostic accuracy study

Myalgic encephalomyelitis, Princess Aurora, and the wandering womb.

A British disease Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a new name for an old disease with an impressive history of synonyms. It's a British disease, unknown in the New World; but North America is in the grip of chronic EpsteinBarr virus infection, and Australasia has repetitive stress injury, which unkind people say is myalgic compensationitis. Myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic EpsteinBarr virus wi...