John Richardson
John Richardson, MB, BS, (1915-2002) was a British family practice physician who spent many years caring for and researching ME patients. He was a founding Member of the Newcastle Research Group, a member of the Melvin Ramsay Society, and the Environmental Medicine Association. He served as the Chairman of the 1989 Cambridge Symposium on the Clinical and Scientific Basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.[1] and the book that followed, The Clinical and Scientific Basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, edited by Byron Hyde, was dedicated to Dr. Richardson.[2]
Dr Richardson organized the first World Symposium on M.E. at Cambridge University in 1991 in collaboration with Dr. Byron Hyde and the Newcastle Research Group in the UK.[3]
In 2001, Dr Richardson wrote a book describing the relationship between exposure to enteroviruses or toxins such as organophosphates and onset of myalgic encephalomyelitis and other organ pathologies.[1]
Richardson's research was involved in demonstrating an association between ME, enterovirus infection, and hypothalamic dysfunction,[4] brainstem hypoperfusion,[5] and brain pathology at autopsy.[6]
Just prior to his death in 2002, he produced a physician's guide[7] on diagnosing and treating ME patients.
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 1995, Disturbance of Hypothalamic Function and Evidence for Persistent Enteroviral Infection in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome[4] - (Abstract)
- 1998, Relationship Between SPECT Scans and Buspirone Tests in Patients with ME/CFS[5] - (Abstract)
- 2000, Four Cases of Pesticide Poisoning, Presenting as “ME,” Treated with a Choline and Ascorbic Acid Mixture[8] - (Abstract)
- 2001, Viral Isolation from Brain in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - Case Report[6] - (Abstract)
- 2002, Toxins and Immunity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome[9] - (Abstract)
- 2002, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Guidelines for Doctors[7] - (Full text)
Book[edit | edit source]
- Enteroviral and Toxin Mediated Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Other Organ Pathologies[1]
Obituary[edit | edit source]
- 2002, John Richardson - Obituary in the BMJ[10] - (Full text)
- 2003, In Memoriam - John Richardson, Physician, 6th February 1915–18th July 2002[11]
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- 2014, "ME/CFS - Dr. John Richardson and the Enterovirus Connection" by Erica Verrillo at Onward Through the Fog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Montero, Roberto Patarca; Richardson, John (June 26, 2001). Enteroviral and Toxin Mediated Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Other Organ Pa. CRC Press. ISBN 9780789011282.
- ↑ Dewar, H A (September 28, 2002). "John Richardson". BMJ : British Medical Journal. 325 (7366): 716. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1124231.
- ↑ "Our Founder | Nightingale Research Foundation". nightingale.ca. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Richardson, John (January 1995). "Disturbance of Hypothalamic Function and Evidence for Persistent Enteroviral Infection in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 1 (2): 59–66. doi:10.1300/J092v01n02_05. ISSN 1057-3321.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Richardson, John; Costaa, Durval Campos (January 1998). "Relationship Between SPECT Scans and Buspirone Tests in Patients with ME/CFS". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 4 (3): 23–38. doi:10.1300/J092v04n03_04. ISSN 1057-3321.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Richardson, J. (January 2001). "Viral Isolation from Brain in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 9 (3–4): 15–19. doi:10.1300/J092v09n03_03. ISSN 1057-3321.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Richardson, John (2002). "Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Guidelines for Doctors" (PDF). Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 10 (1): 65–80. doi:10.1300/J092v10n01_06.
- ↑ Richardson, John (January 2000). "Four Cases of Pesticide Poisoning, Presenting as "ME," Treated with a Choline and Ascorbic Acid Mixture". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 6 (2): 11–21. doi:10.1300/J092v06n02_03. ISSN 1057-3321.
- ↑ Richardson, John (January 2002). "Toxins and Immunity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 10 (3–4): 43–50. doi:10.1300/J092v10n03_05. ISSN 1057-3321.
- ↑ Dewar, H A (September 28, 2002). "John Richardson". BMJ : British Medical Journal. 325 (7366): 716. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1124231.
- ↑ Hyde, Byron M. (January 2003). "In Memoriam: John Richardson, Physician, 6th February 1915–18th July 2002". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 11 (2): 129–132. doi:10.1300/J092v11n02_10. ISSN 1057-3321.
