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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Electronic Newsletter

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No. 63 December 31, 1996 Washington DC
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M.E. PUBLICATIONS UPDATES

CONTENTS

>>>1. M.E. publications update - September
>>>2. M.E. publications update - December

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>>>1. M.E. publications update - September

[The following citations appeared in the M.E. and CFS Medical Update
as provided by Dr. Ellen Goudsmit of the Melvin Ramsay Society of
Britain. Thanks to Deborah Shearer for assistance with this report.]

ME AND CFS MEDICAL UPDATE

Volume 8, number 3 1st September 1996

VIROLOGY

Zorzenon, M., Colle, R., Rukh, G., Barsanti, LA., Botta, GA and
Ceccherini-Nelli, L. Active HHV-6 infection in chronic fatigue
syndrome patients from Italy: new data. Journal of Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, 1996, 2, 1, 3-12.

IMMUNOLOGY

Pararca, R., Klimas, N., Sandler, D., Garcia, MN and Fletcher, MA.
Interindividual immune status variation patterns in patients with
chronic fatigue syndrome: association with gender and the tumor
necrosis factor system. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1996,
2, 1, 13-39.

PHYSIOLOGY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Buchwald, D., Umali, J and Stene, M. Insulin-like growth factor-1
(Somatomedin C) levels in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
Journal of Rheumatology, 1996, 23, 4, 739-742.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Grant, JE., Veldee, MS and Buchwald, D. Analysis of dietary intake
and selected nutrient concentrations in patients with chronic fatigue
syndrome. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1996, 96, 4,
383-385.

McGregor, NR., Dunstan, RH., Zerbes, M., Butt, HL., Roberts, TK and
Klineberg, I J. Preliminary determination of a molecular basis to
chronic fatigue syndrome. Biochemical and Molecular Medicine, 1996,
57: 73-80.

Plioplys, AV and Plioplys S. Serum levels of carnitine in chronic
fatigue syndrome: clinical correlates. Neuropsychobiology, 1995, 32:
132-138.

PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Farmer, A., Chubb, H., Jones, I., Hillier, J., Smith, A and
Borysiewicz, L. Screening for psychiatric morbidity in subjects
presenting with chronic fatigue syndrome. British Journal of
Psychiatry, 1996, 168, 3, 354-358.

Johnson, SK., DeLuca, J and Natelson, BH. Personality dimensions in
the chronic fatigue syndrome: a comparison with multiple scle-rosis
and depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 1996, 30, 1, 9-20.

Joyce, E., Blumenthal, S and Wessely, S. Memory, attention, and
executive function in chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of
Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 1996, 60, 495-503.

Manu, P., Affleck, G., Tennen, H., Morse, PA., and Escobar, JJ.
Hypochondriasis influences quality-of-life outcomes in patients with
chronic fatigue. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1996, 65, 2,
76-81.

Marshall. P., Watson, D., Steinberg, P., Cornblatt, B., Peterson,
PK., Callies, A and Schenck, CH. An assessment of cognitive
func-tion and mood in chronic fatigue syndrome. Biological
Psychiatry, 1996, 39, 199-206.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Buchwald, D., Manson, SM., Pearlman, T., Umali, J and Kith, P. Race
and ethnicity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of
Chronic Fatigue Syndrom
e, 1996, 2, 1, 53-66.

Hotopf, M., Noah, N and Wessely, S. Chronic fatigue and minor
psychiatric morbidity after viral meningitis: a controlled study.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 1996, 60, 504-509.

Macdonald, KL., Osterholm, MT., LeDell, KH., White, KE., Schenck,
CH., Chao, CC., Persing, DH., Johnson, RC., Barker, JM and Peterson,
PK. A case-control study to assess possible triggers and cofactors
in chronic fatigue syndrome. American Journal of Medicine, 1996, 100,
5, 548-554.

Vercoulen, JHMM, Swanink, CMA., Fennis, JFM., Galama, JMD., van der
Meer, JWM and Bleijenberg, G. Prognosis in chronic fatigue syndrome:
a prospective study on the natural course. Journal of Neurology,
Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 1996, 60, 489-494.

REVIEWS

Cleare, AJ and Wessely, SC. Chronic fatigue syndrome: a stress
disorder? British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 1996, 55, 571-574.

Cope, H and David, AS. Neuroimaging in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 1996, 60, 471-473.

Gow, JW and Behan, PO. Viruses and chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal
of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1996, 2, 1, 67-83.

Moss-Morriss, R., Petrie, KJ., Large, RG and Kydd, RR. Neuro-
psychological deficits in chronic fatigue syndrome: artifact or
reality? Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 1996,
60, 474-477.

Wessely, S. Chronic fatigue syndrome: an adult perspective.
Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1996, 12, 37-54.

Tirelli, U., Bernardi, D., Improta, S and Pinto, A. Immunologic
abnormalities in chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Chronic
Fa-tigue Syndrome, 1996, 2, 1, 85-96.

MISCELLANEOUS

Burnet, RB., Yeap, BB., Chatterton, BE and Gaffney, RD. Chronic
fatigue syndrome: is total body potassium important? Medical Journal
of Australia, 1996, 164, 6, 384.

Butler, C and Rollnick, S. Missing the meaning and provoking
resistance: a case of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Family Practice,
1996, 13, 1, 106-109.

Cleare, AJ and O'Keane, V. Endocrine responses to fenfluramine
challenge in chronic fatigue syndrome. Canadian Journal of
Psy-chiatry, 1996, 41, 2, 129-130.

Critchley, EMR. Botulism and Gulf War syndrome. Lancet, 1996, 347,
1561.

Duncan, RH., Donohoe, M., Taylor, W., Roberts, TK., Murdoch, RN.,
Watkins, JA and McGregor, NR. Chlorinated hydrocarbons and chronic
fatigue syndrome. Medical Journal of Australia, 1996, 164, 4, 251.

Murtagh. Making fatigue less tiresome. Medical Journal of Australia,
1996, 164, 10, 580-581.

Plioplys, AV and Plioplys, S. Electron-microscopic investigation of
muscle mitochondria in chronic fatigue syndrome. Neuropsychobiology,
1995, 32, 4 175-81.

Salit, IE., Sharpe, M., Buchwald, D., Demitrack, M., Abbey, S.,
Wessely, S., Stiver, G., Uslan, D., Cameron, RS and Hanson, DB. The
chronic fatigue syndrome: a position paper. Journal of Rheumatology,
1996, 23, 3, 540-544.

Various. Fluoxetine and chronic fatigue syndrome. Lancet, 1996, 347,
1770-1772.

LOST AND FOUND

Peterson, PK., Sirr, SA., Grammith, F., Schenck, CH., Pheley, AM.,
Hu, S and Chao, CC. Effects of mild exercise on cytokines and
cerebral blood flow in chronic fatigue syndrome. Clinical Diagnosis
and Laboratory Immunology, 1994, 1, 2, 222-226.

Vedelago, LJ. Visual dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome:
behavioural optometric assessment and management. Behavioural
Optometry, 1994, 5, 4, 11-18.

GENERAL FATIGUE

Carter, BD., Kronenberger, WG., Edwards, JF., Michalczyk, L and
Marshall, GS. Differential diagnosis of chronic fatigue in
chil-dren: behavioral and emotional dimensions. Journal of
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 1996, 17, 1, 16-21.

Hickie, I., Hooker, AW., Hadzi-Pavlovic, D., Bennett, BK., Wilson, AJ
and Lloyd, AR. Fatigue in primary care settings: sociodemo-graphic
and psychiatric correlates. Medical Journal of Australia, 1996, 164,
10, 585-588.

This reports the results from a study of 1593 GP attenders who were
surveyed using the GHQ-30 and the Schedule of Fatigue and Anergia
(SOFA). The latter assesses 10 symptoms. Patients identified as
having a psychological disorder or prolonged fatigue (for more than
two weeks) were interviewed (CIDI) to identify the presence of
psychiatric morbidity.

OTHER FATIGUE SYNDROMES

Ayres, JG., Smith, EG and Flint, N. Protracted fatigue and debi-lity
after acute Q fever. Lancet, 1996, 347, 978-979.

Marmion, BP, Shannon M, Maddocks, I, Storm P, Pentilla, I.
Pro-tracted debility and fatigue after acute Q fever. Lancet, 1996,
347, 977-978

White, KP and Nielson, WR. Cognitive-behavioral treatment of
fi-bromyalgia synd
rome. Journal of Rheumatology, 1995, 22, 717-721.

RESEARCH ON OTHER DISORDERS

Brown, TM., Fleishman, SA and Casanova, MF. Gulf war syndrome:
polysomnographic study of eight cases. Journal of Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, 1996, 2, 1, 41-51.

Djaldetti, R., Ziv, I., Achiron, A and Melamed, E. Fatigue in
multiple sclerosis compared with chronic fatigue syndrome: a
qualitative assessment. Neurology, 1996, 46, 3, 632-635.

Hornsveld, HK., Garssen, B., Fiedeldij Dop, MJC., van Spiegel, PI and
de Haes, JCJM. Double-blind placebo-controlled study of the
hyperventilation provocation test and the validity of the
hyperventilation syndrome. Lancet, 1996, 348: 154-158.

Steenland, K. Chronic neurological effects of organophosphate
pesticides. Subclinical damage does occur, but longer follow up
studies are needed. British Medical Journal, 1996, 312, 1312-1313.

Zorilla, EP., McKay, JR., Luborsky, L and Schmidt, K. Relation of
stressors and depressive symptoms to clinical progression of viral
illness. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1996, 153, 626-635.

THESES (MD/PhD)

Goudsmit, EM. The psychological aspects and treatment of chronic
fatigue syndrome. Brunel University. July 1996. Copies available
(late 1996) from the British Library Document Supply Centre, Boston
Spa, Wetherby, W. Yorkshire LS23 7BQ.

Swanink, CMA. Chronic fatigue syndrome: clinical, microbiological
and immunological aspects. Nijmegen University, Netherlands. March
1996.

NEW BOOKS*

Demitrack, MA and Abbey, SE. Chronic fatigue syndrome. Guildford
Press. 1996. Hb. 310pp. L25.00.

Johnson, H. Osler's Web. Inside the Labyrinth of the Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Epidemic. New York: Crown Publications, 1996. Hb. $30.
Available in the US only.

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This issue was compiled by Dr. E.M. Goudsmit, Dr. A. Macintyre and
Mrs S. Howes. We gratefully acknowledge the help and support from
Dr. J. Gow, Dr. C. Shepherd, Dr. T. Jansen and Mr. D. Axford.
Assistants to the editor: Stella King and Frankie Campling.

The ME and CFS Medical Update is published by the Melvin Ramsay
Society. It is funded entirely by donations.

The Melvin Ramsay Society promotes scientific knowledge of the
causes, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of fatigue states
associated with infection, in particular, myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Its membership is restricted to scientific and medical professionals.

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>>>2. M.E. publications update - December

ME AND CFS MEDICAL UPDATE

Volume 8, number 4 1st December 1996

PHYSIOLOGY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

De Lorenzo, Hargreaves, J and Kakkar, VV. Lung function test
findings in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Austra-lian
and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 1996, 26, 4, 563-564.

McCully, KK., Natelson, BH., Iotti, S., Sisto, S and Leigh, JS.
Reduced oxidative muscle metabolism in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Muscle and Nerve, 1996, 19, 5, 621-625.

Sisto, SA., La Manca, J., Cordero, DL., Bergen, MT., Ellis, SP.,
Drastal, S., Boda, WL., Tapp, WN and Natelson, BH. Metabolic and
cardiovascular effects of a progressive exercise test in patients
with chronic fatigue syndrome. American Journal of Medicine, 1996,
100, 6, 634-640.

PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Chalder, T., Power, MJ and Wessely, S. Chronic fatigue in the
community: 'a question of attribution'. Psychological Medicine,
1996, 26, 4, 791-800.

Johnson, SK., DeLuca, J., Diamond, BJ and Natelson, BH. Selective
impairment of auditory processing in chronic fatigue syndrome: a
comparison with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls. Perceptual
and Motor Skills, 1996, 83, 51-62.

Wessely, S., Chalder, T., Hirsch, S., Wallace, P and Wright, D.
Psychological symptoms, somatic symptoms, and psychiatric disorder in
chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: a prospective study in
primary care setting. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1996, 153, 8,
1050-1059.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Vercoulen, JMHH., Hommes, OR., Swanink, CA., Jongen, JH., Fennis,
JFM., Galama, JMD., van der Meer, JWM and Bleijenberg, G. The
measurement of fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: a
multidimensional comparison with patients with chronic fatigue
syndrome and healthy subjects. Archives of Neurology, 1996, 53, 6
42-649.

REVIEWS

Buchwald, D. Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Similarities
and differences. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 1996,
22, 219-243.

Crowford, LJ and Demitrack, MA. Evidence that abnormalities of
central neurohormonal systems are key to understanding fibromyalgia
and chronic fatigue syndrome. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North
America, 1996, 22, 267-284.

Rosekind. MR., Gander, PH., Gregory, KB., Smith, RM., Miller, DL.,
Oyung, R., Webbon, LL and Johnson, JM. Managing fatigue in
opera-tional settings. 1. Physiological considerations and
counter-measures. Behavioral Medicine, 1996, 21, 4, 157-165.
2. An integrated approach. Behavioral Medicine, 1996, 21, 4, 166-170.

MISCELLANEOUS

Aylward, M. Government's expert group has reached consensus on
prognosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. British Medical Journal, 1996,
313, 885.

Conti, F., Magrini, L., Priori, R., Valesini, G and Bonini, S.
Eosinophil cationic protein serum levels and allergy in chronic
fatigue syndrome. Allergy, 1996, 51: 124-127.

Editorial. Frustrating survey of chronic fatigue. Lancet, 1996, 348,
971.

Goodnick, PJ. Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome with
venlafaxine. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1996, 153, 294.

Nishikai, M., Akiya, K., Tojo, T., Onoda, N., Tani, M and Shimizu, K.
Seronegative' Sj^Tgren's syndrome manifested as a subset of chronic
fatigue syndrome. British Journal of Rheumatology, 1996, 35:
471-474.

Straus, SB. Chronic fatigue syndrome. British Medical Journal, 1996,
313, 831-2.

CONFERENCE REPORTS

The following articles and abstracts are based on the proceedings of
the First World Congress on CFS in Brussels, November 9-11, 1995.
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1996, 2, 2/3.

Bruno, RL., Frick, NM., Creange, S., Zimmerman, JR and Lewis, T.
Polioencephalitis and the Brain Fatigue Generator Model of Post-viral
fatigue syndromes. p. 5-27.

Pearn, J. Chronic ciguatera: one organic cause of the chronic
fatigue syndrome. p. 29-34.

Snorrason, E., Geirsson, A and Stefansson, K. Trial of a selective
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, galanthamine hydrobromide, in the
treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. p. 35-54.

Levine, P. The elusive Gulf War syndrome. p. 55-63.

De Becker, P., De Meirleir, K., Demanet, C., Wets, L., Joos, E and
Smitz, J. Low serum b2-microglobulin levels in CFS patients. p. 106.

Gibbons, R., Macintyre, A and Richards, C. Features of chronicity in
ME/CFS: a case series in the UK. p. 111-112.

Majeed, T., Dinan, TG and Behan, PO. Pyridostigmine-induced growth
hormone responses: evidence for cholinergic supersensitivity in CFS.
p. 118-119.

Majeed, T., Dinan, TG and Behan, PO. Baclofen-induced growth hormone
release: does the GABA play any role in the pathophysiology of
chronic fatigue syndrome? p. 119-120.

Pizzigallo, E., Di Girolamo, A., Montanari, G., Dragani, L.,
Vecchiet, J and Calella, G. Alterations in muscles of CFS patients at
morphological, biochemical and molecular level. p 76-77.

Pizzigallo, E., Barberio, A., Racciatti, D., De Remigis, PL and
Sensi, S. Circadian variations of prolactin (PRL), thyrotropic
hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol (CS)
in the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). p. 120-121.

Yamaguti, K., Kuratsune, H., Machi, T., Kodate, S and Kitani, T.
Abnormality of adrenal function in the patients with CFS: the decline
of 17-ketosteroid sulfate (17-KS-S). p. 124-125.

RESEARCH ON OTHER DISORDERS

Gompels, MM and Spickett, GP. Chronic fatigue, arthralgia, and
malaise. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1996, 55, 502-503.

Leese, G., Chattington, P., Fraser, W., Vora, J., Edwards, R and
Williams G. Short-term night-shift working mimics the
pituitary-adrenocortical dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1996, 81: 5,
1867-1870.

Leon-FE., Pradilla, G and Vesga, E. Neurological effects of
organophosphate pesticides. British Medical Journal, 1996, 313,
690-691.

Lopez-Navidad, A., Domingo, P., Lcpez-Talavera, JC., Rabella, N and
Verger, G. Epstein-Barr virus infection associated with inter-stitial
nephritis and chronic fatigue. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious
Diseases, 1996, 28, 185-187.

Peveler, R., Mayou, R., Young, E and Stoneham, M. Psychiatric
aspects of food-related physical symptoms: a community study. Journal
of Psychosomatic Research, 1996, 41, 2, 149-159.

Sigal, LH. The Lyme disease controversy. Archives of Internal
Medicine, 1996, 156, 1493-1500.

Various. Hyperventilation syndrome. Lancet, 1996, 348, 749-750.

BOOK REVIEW*

Millenson, JR. Mind Matters. Psychological Medicine in Holistic
Practice. Seattle: Eastland Press. Available in UK through Churchill
Livingstone (tel: 0500 556 242). Pb. 337 pp. ^\23.95.

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This issue was compiled by Dr. E. Goudsmit, Dr. A. Macintyre and Mrs
S. Howes. We gratefully acknowledge the help and support from Dr. J.
Gow, Dr. C. Shepherd, Dr. T. Jansen, Dr. R. Bruno and Mr. D. Axford.
Assistants to the editor: Stella King and Frankie Campling.

The ME and CFS Medical Update is published by the Melvin Ramsay
Society. It is funded entirely by donations.

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