ME/CFS Evidence Browser — Classified Studies on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis (Iceland disease) in Alaska.

DEISHER, J B·Northwest medicine·1957

This 1957 study documented cases of ME/CFS (then called Iceland disease) occurring in Alaska. The report describes observations of patients experiencing the illness in a geographic region where the disease had not been previously well-documented. This early observational account helped establish that ME/CFS was not limited to Iceland but could occur in other parts of the world.

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Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis (Akureyri disease, Iceland disease).

BLATTNER, R J·The Journal of pediatrics·1956

This 1956 study describes an outbreak of a disease called Akureyri disease (also known as Iceland disease) that affected multiple people in Iceland. The disease caused muscle pain and fatigue similar to what we now call ME/CFS. This early medical observation helped document that ME/CFS-like illnesses have occurred in clusters and have affected communities for decades.

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Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

Lindan, R·Canadian Medical Association journal·1956

This 1956 paper by Lindan describes a condition called benign myalgic encephalomyelitis, an early medical account of what we now know as ME/CFS. The paper helped establish that this illness was a real medical condition worthy of clinical attention, rather than a psychological problem. It represents one of the early attempts to formally document and name the disease in medical literature.

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Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis (Iceland disease) in Alaska.

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