…obvious in 40 of the biopsies with swelling, vacuolation, myelin figures and secondary lysosomes. These abnormalities were in obvious contrast to control biopsies, where even mild changes were rarely detected….
…4.5%. This diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of specific antibodies in the ELISA methods (most frequent titres 1:1600 and 1:3200) and or by the CFT (mostly 1:64 and 1:128)….
…Females, a personal data questionnaire, and a subjective anxiety rating. Twenty-five women with epidemic neuromyasthenia were compared with 25 women who were not ill. Multivariate analysis using the Hotelling T-test…
…postviral syndrome. They have used an older version of the GHQ which includes 60 questions. There is a 30 item GHQ which was derived from the GHQ-60 by excluding symptoms…
…understood within a single medical or psychiatric model. Instead both have arisen in the context of contemporary explanations and attitudes involving mental illness. Future understanding, treatment and prevention of these…
…(CFS). Eight patients with chronic fatigue denied having any current persistent, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, and their tender point scores were similar to those in 10 normal control subjects. In contrast,…
…point out that the anxiety and depression noted in patients labelled as suffering from ‘ME’ are the consequence of ‘underlying organic processes’. The demonstration of hyperventilation in the overwhelming majority…
…to find a cure for this devastating disease. A scientific and medical advisory panel has been formed under the chairmanship of Professor James Mowbray of St Mary’s Hospital Medical School,…
…while seven had a current major (non-endogenous) depression. The pre-morbid prevalence of major depression (12.5%) and of total psychiatric disorder (24.5%) was no higher than general community estimates. The pattern…
Abstract: Fatigue is a common symptom but guidelines for its appropriate evaluation are lacking. The authors prospectively studied 100 adults with a chief complaint of fatigue lasting at least 1…