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Doctor '''A. Melvin Ramsay''' was consultant physician in Infectious Diseases at the [[Royal Free Hospital]] in London, United Kingdom, where an [[Royal Free Hospital outbreak|outbreak]] of [[ME/CFS|myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)]] occurred in 1955. He is considered the foremost expert on the [[Royal Free Hospital outbreak|outbreak]] and later examined similar [[ | Doctor '''A. Melvin Ramsay''' was consultant physician in Infectious Diseases at the [[Royal Free Hospital]] in London, United Kingdom, where an [[Royal Free Hospital outbreak|outbreak]] of [[ME/CFS|myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)]] occurred in 1955. He is considered the foremost expert on the [[Royal Free Hospital outbreak|outbreak]] and later examined similar [[List of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome outbreaks|outbreaks]] occurring in other cities and countries. In 1986, Dr. Ramsay published a case definition of the illness called the [[Ramsay definition]].<ref>[[Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Postviral Fatigue States: The Saga of Royal Free Disease]]</ref> Throughout his life, he was committed to public and professional education about the illness and to dispelling misconceptions that the illness was of psychological origin. | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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*1977, Letter to the editor - Icelandic disease (benign myalgic encephalomyelitis or Royal Free disease) by Melvin Ramsay, [[Elizabeth Dowsett]], J V Dadswell, W H Lyle, and [[Gordon Parish|J G Parish]], in [[The BMJ]] [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1607215/?page=1 (Full Text)] | *1977, Letter to the editor - Icelandic disease (benign myalgic encephalomyelitis or Royal Free disease) by Melvin Ramsay, [[Elizabeth Dowsett]], J V Dadswell, W H Lyle, and [[Gordon Parish|J G Parish]], in [[The BMJ]] [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1607215/?page=1 (Full Text)] | ||
*1978, 'Epidemic neuromyasthenia' 1955-1978 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2425324/ (Full Text)] | *1978, 'Epidemic neuromyasthenia' 1955-1978 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2425324/ (Full Text)] | ||
*1979, Clinical and biochemical findings in ten patients with benign myalgic encephalomyelitis<ref>Ramsay, A. M., & Rundle, A. (1979). Clinical and biochemical findings in ten patients with benign myalgic encephalomyelitis. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 55(650), 856–857.</ref> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2425703/ (Full Text)] | *1979, Clinical and biochemical findings in ten patients with benign myalgic encephalomyelitis<ref>Ramsay, A.M., & Rundle, A. (1979). Clinical and biochemical findings in ten patients with benign myalgic encephalomyelitis. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 55(650), 856–857.</ref> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2425703/ (Full Text)] | ||
*1990, Myalgic encephalomyelitis--a persistent enteroviral infection?<ref>Dowsett, E. G., Ramsay, A. M., McCartney, R. A., & Bell, E. J. (1990). Myalgic encephalomyelitis--a persistent enteroviral infection? Postgraduate Medical Journal, 66(777), 526–530.</ref> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2429637/ (Free Text)] | *1990, Myalgic encephalomyelitis--a persistent enteroviral infection?<ref>Dowsett, E. G., Ramsay, A.M., McCartney, R. A., & Bell, E. J. (1990). Myalgic encephalomyelitis--a persistent enteroviral infection? Postgraduate Medical Journal, 66(777), 526–530.</ref> [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2429637/ (Free Text)] | ||
==ME Association== | ==ME Association== | ||
Dr. Ramsay helped create the [[ME Association]] in | Dr. Ramsay helped create the [[ME Association]] in 1978.<ref>[https://meassociation.org.uk/research/ ME Association research. Accessed 28-10-2023]</ref> | ||
==Online presence== | ==Online presence== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Clinicians]] | [[Category:Clinicians]] |
Latest revision as of 11:32, November 5, 2023
Doctor A. Melvin Ramsay was consultant physician in Infectious Diseases at the Royal Free Hospital in London, United Kingdom, where an outbreak of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) occurred in 1955. He is considered the foremost expert on the outbreak and later examined similar outbreaks occurring in other cities and countries. In 1986, Dr. Ramsay published a case definition of the illness called the Ramsay definition.[1] Throughout his life, he was committed to public and professional education about the illness and to dispelling misconceptions that the illness was of psychological origin.
Books[edit | edit source]
- 1986 - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Postviral Fatigue States: The Saga of Royal Free Disease, (originally titled Postviral Fatigue Syndrome: The Saga of Royal Free Disease
Journal publications[edit | edit source]
- 1965, Correspondence - Hysteria and "Royal Free Disease" by Melvin Ramsay, in The BMJ (Full Text)
- 1965, Correspondence - Eclipse of hysteria by Dr Betty Scott and Melvin Ramsay, in The BMJ {(Full Text)
- 1970, Correspondence - Epidemic malaise by N. D. Compston, H. E. Dimsdale, Melvin Ramsay, and A. T. Richardson, in The BMJ (Full Text)
- 1973, Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis[2] (No abstract available)
- 1977, Letter to the editor - Icelandic disease (benign myalgic encephalomyelitis or Royal Free disease) by Melvin Ramsay, Elizabeth Dowsett, J V Dadswell, W H Lyle, and J G Parish, in The BMJ (Full Text)
- 1978, 'Epidemic neuromyasthenia' 1955-1978 (Full Text)
- 1979, Clinical and biochemical findings in ten patients with benign myalgic encephalomyelitis[3] (Full Text)
- 1990, Myalgic encephalomyelitis--a persistent enteroviral infection?[4] (Free Text)
ME Association[edit | edit source]
Dr. Ramsay helped create the ME Association in 1978.[5]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- Ramsay's Definition for M.E., by National Alliance for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (NAME)
See also[edit | edit source]
- Royal Free Hospital outbreak
- Royal Free Hospital
- ME Association
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Postviral Fatigue States: The Saga of Royal Free Disease
- Ramsay definition
- Ramsay's Disease
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Postviral Fatigue States: The Saga of Royal Free Disease
- ↑ Ramsay AM. Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis. Br J Psychiatry. 1973 May;122(570):618-9.
- ↑ Ramsay, A.M., & Rundle, A. (1979). Clinical and biochemical findings in ten patients with benign myalgic encephalomyelitis. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 55(650), 856–857.
- ↑ Dowsett, E. G., Ramsay, A.M., McCartney, R. A., & Bell, E. J. (1990). Myalgic encephalomyelitis--a persistent enteroviral infection? Postgraduate Medical Journal, 66(777), 526–530.
- ↑ ME Association research. Accessed 28-10-2023