Chronic fatigue syndrome.
Year: 1992
Type: article
Abstract: Royal Free disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis and post-viral (fatigue) syndrome Interest was rekindled when the Royal Free epidemic (1955) debilitated medical and nursing staff. Signs and symptoms of this condition were inconsistent with then current knowledge of viral illness. A medical follow-up of sufferers showed that chronic disability occurred in a proportion (Ramsay, 1986), but a psychiatric follow-up suggested that psychological factors were important in disability. An overlap with epidemic hysteria was suggested, which helped to explain the rapid spread of the illness, its
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2266723905