As reported by Mary Schweitzer, Dr. Anthony Komaroff was asked whether he would consider Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS to be a neurological illness. This was his answer:
“I would certainly say … that there is now abundant evidence of measurable abnormalities in the central nervous system and the autonomic nervous system in people with this illness.
“That makes it neurological. That’s why I think it makes sense, as Dr. Gurwitz said, to call it Myalgic Ecephalomyelitis or Encephalopathy, because I think those two words adequately classify or describe an underlying biology that tests have shown to be the case.”
Now, as you know by now, if you’ve been following the Health Matters Show regularly, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis if also called “ME” and it is primarily diagnosed in the United Kingdom (UK). *See my latest post about ME.
I encourage you to take time to view the Mass CFIDS Association video of a presentation by Dr. Anthony Komaroff. You’ll find it below:
You’ll find it at this link. Wait for a moment for it to load. While you’re doing that, grab a pen and paper. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are complicated subject and you’ll surely want to take notes!
Dr. Anthony Komaroff is Simcox/Clifford/Higby Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Senior Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Health Publications. He was a co-author on both the Holmes (1988) and the Fukuda (1994) definitions of CFS.
PS- Catch the additional Question and Answer session, too. This is really good information about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I know I probably will listen to it several times. We owe a debt of gratitude to the Mass CFIDS Association for presenting such a wonderful program.
Thanks for joining me today, Cinda Crawford
Host of the Health Matters Show
{ 1 trackback }
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
Olive Hickmott 06.07.10 at 6:39 pm
Cinda, I should be delighted to share an energy perspective with your listeners on the show. The book, Recover Your Energy, gives you simple tools to change your personal energy blocks and make your whole energy system more resilient. A fabulous tool for many sufferers – no medication, just the power of your mind as you learn the important how to’s to recover your energy.
Cinda Crawford 07.19.10 at 9:56 am
Dear Olive, Thank you so much for your nice note. I am delighted to touch base and have sent you a note via regular email. Cinda Crawford