Peter Behan

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Professor Peter Oliver Behan, (d. 31st August 2019),[1] MD, DSc, FACP, FRCP, FLS, consultant neurologist, was one of the few ME specialists working in UK in 1980s. He wrote the introduction to Dr Melvin Ramsay's 1986 Postviral Fatigue Syndrome: The Saga of Royal Free Disease. He was a patron to the ME Association.

While appearing in part two (at 35 mins) of 2012 BBC Alba documentary Toxic Tiredness, he describes mitochondrial abnormalities and speaks of an "essential biochemical or molecular component to the illness which needs to be elucidated, and research should be along the grounds into these illnesses, rather than dealing with psychological talk-the-talk nonsense."

He served as a medical advisor to CHROME (Case History Research on ME), a registered charity for severely disabled ME patients.

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  1. ↑ "Death Notices & Obituaries: Peter Oliver Behan". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Features Submission, Haworth Continuing (January 1996). "Session IV". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 2 (2–3): 81–86. doi:10.1300/j092v02n02_10. ISSN 1057-3321.
  3. ↑ Features Submission, Haworth Continuing (January 1996). "Session II". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 2 (2–3): 69–72. doi:10.1300/j092v02n02_07. ISSN 1057-3321.
  4. ↑ Gow, John W.; Behan, Peter O. (January 1996). "Viruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 2 (1): 67–83. doi:10.1300/j092v02n01_06. ISSN 1057-3321.
  5. ↑ Kerr, Jonathan R.; Barrett, Ann-Marie; Curran, Martin D.; Behan, Wilhelmina M.H.; Middleton, Derek; Behan, Peter O. (January 1997). "Parvovirus B19 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 3 (3): 101–107. doi:10.1300/j092v03n03_07. ISSN 1057-3321.
  6. ↑ Watson, W. S.; McCreath, G.T.; Chaudhuri, A.; Behan, P.O. (January 1997). "Possible Cell Membrane Transport Defect in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 3 (3): 1–13. doi:10.1300/j092v03n03_01. ISSN 1057-3321.
  7. ↑ Chaudhuri, A.; Majeed, T.; Dinan, T.; Behan, P.O. (January 1997). "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 3 (1): 3–16. doi:10.1300/j092v03n01_02. ISSN 1057-3321.
  8. ↑ Gow, J.W.; Hagan, S.; Herzyk, P.; Cannon, C.; Behan, P.O.; Chaudhuri, A. (2009). "A gene signature for post-infectious chronic fatigue syndrome". BMC Medical Genomics. 2 (38). doi:10.1186/1755-8794-2-38.

cerebral 1. of or relating to the brain or the intellect 2. of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum.

membrane The word "membrane" can have different meanings in different fields of biology. In cell biology, a membrane is a layer of molecules that surround its contents. Examples of cell-biology membranes include the "cell membrane" that surrounds a cell, the "mitochondrial membranes" that form the outer layers of mitochondria, and the "viral envelope" that surrounds enveloped viruses. In anatomy or tissue biology, a membrane is a barrier formed by a layer of cells. Examples of anatomical membranes include the pleural membranes that surrounds the lungs, the pericardium which surrounds the heart, and some of the layers within the blood-brain barrier.

cholinergic Involving the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Cholinergic side effects include diarrhea, blurred vision, decreased intraocular pressure, contricted pupil in the eyes, sweating, increased saliva and mucus on the lungs, bronchial constriction, increased gastrointestinal tone, decreased blood pressure, slow heart rate, and contraction of bladder detrusor muscle. muscle spasms/cramps, low blood pressure, slowed heart rate, nausea and vomiting, increased saliva and sweating, shortness of breath, and urinating more often.

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