Jean Monro

Jean Monro, MB, BS, LRCP, MRCS, FAAEM, DipIBEM, MACOEM, is the Medical Director at Breakspear Medical, a privately-owned and operated day clinic in Hertfordshire, UK. Her specialties include allergy and environmental medicine and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and Principal Medical Advisor of the Environmental Medicine Foundation.

Talks and interviews

• 2008, Speaker at the 3rd Invest in ME International ME Conference on Case Studies of Diagnosis and Treatments for ME/CFS - (Video)

Notable studies

• 2018, A Molecular Neurobiological Approach to Understanding the Aetiology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease) with Treatment Implications - (Full text)

Contact

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• Phone: +44 1442 261 333
• Email: info@breakspearmedical.com
• Address: Breakspear Medical, Hertfordshire House, Wood Lane, Paradise Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4FD United Kingdom ()

See also

• Outbreaks
• Breakspear Medical

See myalgic encephalomyelitis.

See chronic fatigue syndrome.

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.

systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID) - A term for ME/CFS that aims to avoid the stigma associated with the term "chronic fatigue syndrome", while emphasizing the defining characteristic of post-exertional malaise (PEM). SEID was defined as part of the diagnostic criteria put together by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report of 10 February 2015.