Severe ME - Featuring: "Justice for Karina Hansen"

Severe ME - Featuring: "Justice for Karina Hansen"

Author	Greg Crowhurst
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Subject	Carer's guide, patient guide
Genre	Medical
Publisher	Stonebird
Publication date	2013
Media type	print & digital
Pages	414
ISBN	978-1291645163

Severe ME - Featuring: "Justice for Karina Hansen" is a book by Greg Crowhurst which describes the devastating disease Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Karina Hansen is featured.

Synopsis

This is the second edition of Greg's book, previously entitled "Care for Someone with Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis." Greatly expanded and updated it features the voices of people with Severe ME, carers, advocates and professionals from around the world.

Links

• Severe ME - Featuring: "Justice for Karina Hansen" - Amazon (US) (Kindle)
• Severe ME - Featuring: "Justice for Karina Hansen" - Amazon (UK) (Kindle)
• Severe ME - Featuring: "Justice for Karina Hansen" - Lulu.com (Paperback)
• Severe ME - Featuring: "Justice for Karina Hansen" - Goodreads

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.