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Gordon Parish

From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history

J. Gordon Parish, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C),D. Phys. Med, (1925 - Sept 13, 2017)[1] worked at Passmore Edwards Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, UK, and Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, St. Mary's Hospital, Colchester, Essex, UK.

Dr. Parish organized pre-1980s data on the outbreaks and epidemics of illnesses that may have been Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or a variant of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.[2]

Outline by Dr Parrish of outbreaks from 1943-1980 (pdf) [3]

Journal articles[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Dr Gordon Parish – an appreciation". ME Research UK. 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. Fraser, Douglas T. (October 30, 2011). "BCDC". The BMJ.
  3. ME Research UK
  4. Parish, J G (July 4, 1970). "Epidemic malaise". British Medical Journal. 3 (5713): 47–48. doi:10.1136/bmj.3.5713.47-c. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1700986. PMID 4316803.
  5. Parish, JG (June 1973), "Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis", Britsh Journal of Psychiatry, 122 (571): 735, PMID 4716076
  6. Parish, J G (May 4, 1974). "Letter: Epidemic neuromyasthenia". British Medical Journal. 2 (5913): 276. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1610570. PMID 4827091.
  7. Ramsay, AM; Dowsett, EG; Dadswell, JV; Lyle, WH; Parish, JG (May 21, 1977), "Icelandic disease (benign myalgic encephalomyelitis or Royal Free disease)", British Medical Journal, 1 (6072): 1350, PMID 861618
  8. Parish, J.G. (April 27, 1978). "Royal free disease: worldwide outbreaks". Nursing Times. 74 (17): 699–701. ISSN 0954-7762. PMID 652543.
  9. Parish, J.G. (November 1978), "Early outbreaks of 'epidemic neuromyasthenia'", Postgraduate Medical Journal, 54 (637): 711-717, PMID 370810
  10. Parish, J.G. (April 25, 1981). "Myalgic encephalomyelitis". Lancet (London, England). 1 (8226): 950–951. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(81)91652-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 6112360.