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The Clinical and Scientific Basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis--Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Shortly after I was diagnosed with CFS and FM by Jay Goldstein, MD, I attended a "CFS and the Brain" conference at which Byron Hyde and several other researchers who appear in this book's pages spoke and shared their research and questions. Nearly a decade later, much of the information in this book is still germane - and interesting, such as the historical recounting of epidemics through the years, brain imaging patterns, neurocognitive abnormalities and more.

If you aren't interested in this book for yourself, consider buying this book and donating it to your local public library or CFS/FM/MCS/ME or neuroimmune/autoimmune diseases support group so it can be read and learned from by those who are unable to afford it for themselves.

Unbelievably insightfull to those who have or are suffering
from this devestating disease process .Every treating physician
should have this in there office.In my personal observations
with some people I have met and also myself and my wife it is
definetly and as a matter of medical fact a potential lifesaver.
The fact that this author Dr. Byron Hyde has went to extreme
lenghts to study research and organise the world symposium
on this to gather varied medical research and facts from all

these brilliant minds tells me that this man deserves at the
very least a medal of Honour but rather the Nobel Peace Prize
for devoting at least 25 years of his life to studying and
caring enough to try and find the cause and cure of so much
human suffering that exists in our world. My sincerest regards...
P.S. I passed on the book to another fellow sufferer and never
really got the chance to read very much but my doctor has one now.

An excellent resource from Dr Byron Hyde MD (editor).

This book is the one and only M.E. textbook. This book is essential reading for anyone with M.E., or an interest in M.E. Buy this book!!!

Not all of the many chapters in this book are worthwhile or still current, BUT this book is well worth the price and the 5 stars even if only for the five or six chapters written by Dr Hyde, unarguably the world's leading M.E. expert.

I'd also highly recommend you check out Dr Hyde's more recent writings. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

When you or someone you love is suddenly stricken with a serious illness, you want an experienced, knowledgeable doctor to be able to diagnose and treat you efficiently and with sympathy. Unfortunately this isn't always possible, and victims of poorly understood illness often have to fight for recognition and appropriate treatment. The only way to avoid getting lost in the healthcare system or, even worse, to find yourself participating in prescribed treatment programs that may do more harm than good, is to arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can.

The Nightingale Foundation is one of the few bodies dedicated to researching M.E. and disseminating useful information about the disease. It is also one of the few organisations to advocate the distinction between Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and what is commonly called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a crucial qualification. "The Clinical and Scientific Basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis--Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" is an unparalleled resource for patients and clinicians trying to understand this baffling illness. The Nightingale Foundation's ground-breaking definition of M.E. was drafted to quickly diagnose and effectively treat M.E. and also to "give comfort to M.E. patients everywhere." It seems like a large, intimidating reference book, but I can personally vouch for the comfort its been to me throughout my illness. Tested scientific facts are more reassuring than anything when you're ill and feel like you've been abandoned by the medical profession.

This is a must have book if you have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Absolutely recommend it. This should be a book each and every person with the above illnesses owns. A mus thave.

This book was an extensive compilation of the clinical work and research efforts of a great number of qualilfied medical doctors, from not only America but from around the world as well. From one who has suffered the effects of ME/CFS for a number of years...with time out for good behavior..I was dumbfounded that so much work and intense effort has been put in to the study and depth that was shown in this work.
It is very readable and well organized. The extensive index also helped with the specific information in question. I recommend it for medical personnel so that the patients who complain of ME/CFS will have a chance to make headway under your watch.

This book will help to take us out of the dark ages of marginalizing the ME/CFS sufferers and in to the realm of considering their needs and motivating adequate
care and healing modes.

The information by Dr. Hyde in this book is essential to understanding what ME is. He has an excellent track record in the area of ME research, can't recommend his writings enough!