Maryann Spurgin

Maryann Spurgin, Ph.D., is the founder of the ME Society of America (now archived). She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA and has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) since 1982. She taught philosophy until she became too ill. She now works as a journalist on the science and politics of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

Articles by Maryann Spurgin

• 2016, Ray Colliton, friend to ME community, passes on written by Maryann Spurgin for the Shoutout About ME blog
• 2016, Circulatory Impairment in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Preliminary Thesis
• 2014, IOM Statement from Dr. Maryann Spurgin, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Society of America
• 2003, Maryann Spurgin, Ph.D., Reviews the 2003 ME/CFS Clinical Case Definition
• 2002, Maryann Spurgin Reviews I Remember Me
• 1997, [http://www.cfids-me.org/mpwc/spurgin.html New Age "Science" or Pseudoscience: A Review of Mark Demitrack's and Susan Abbey's

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation and Treatment]

Articles about Maryann Spurgin

• 2016, Operation Save Maryann's Home Care

Online presence

• Facebook

See also

• ME Society of America

myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.) - A disease often marked by neurological symptoms, but fatigue is sometimes a symptom as well. Some diagnostic criteria distinguish it from chronic fatigue syndrome, while other diagnostic criteria consider it to be a synonym for chronic fatigue syndrome. A defining characteristic of ME is post-exertional malaise (PEM), or post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion (PENE), which is a notable exacerbation of symptoms brought on by small exertions. PEM can last for days or weeks. Symptoms can include cognitive impairments, muscle pain (myalgia), trouble remaining upright (orthostatic intolerance), sleep abnormalities, and gastro-intestinal impairments, among others. An estimated 25% of those suffering from ME are housebound or bedbound. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies ME as a neurological disease.