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Revision as of 22:31, April 22, 2018

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disease of the nervous system and the immune system. Its hallmark symptom is post-exertional malaise, a severe worsening of symptoms after cognitive or physical exertion. Common symptoms of ME include: cognitive dysfunction, orthostatic intolerance, and unrefreshing sleep. Many patients will also have headaches, pain, muscle weakness or muscle fatigability, sensitivities to light, sound, touch, foods, odors, and an array of other symptoms. (more...)

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Osler's Web: Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Epidemic is a book written by Hillary Johnson, published in 1996 and reissued in 2006. Kirkus Reviews describes it as "A relentless, meticulous, and highly persuasive expose by a journalist who spent nine years investigating the medical research establishment's failure to take seriously chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)" more...)

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If you think you might have ME, read these diagnostic criteria and see how they compare with your symptoms:

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Co-morbid diagnoses

Learn more about the diagnoses that are commonly co-morbid with and related to ME. Note: it is possible to both have ME and one of these diagnoses, or to have one of these diagnoses and not have ME.

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Graph showing the impact of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis compared to other chronic illnesses.

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