Byrne E
Neurology Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, VIC.
Med J Aust. 1988 Jan 18;148(2):80-2. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb104513.x.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a misnomer that describes epidemics of probable hysterical illness and bears no definite relationship to chronic fatigue and myalgia syndrome. The relationship of idiopathic fatigue syndromes to fatigue syndromes after well-defined viral illnesses such as glandular fever is also unclear. Detailed studies of muscle histochemistry and biochemistry in idiopathic chronic fatigue and myalgia syndrome do not support a defect in intermediate metabolism. The aetiology of this syndrome is unknown and it is not yet clear whether it has an organic or a non-organic basis.
肌痛性脑脊髓炎是一个不恰当的名称，它描述的是可能为癔症性疾病的流行，与慢性疲劳和肌痛综合征没有明确关系。特发性疲劳综合征与明确的病毒性疾病（如传染性单核细胞增多症）后的疲劳综合征之间的关系也不清楚。对特发性慢性疲劳和肌痛综合征患者进行的肌肉组织化学和生物化学详细研究并不支持中间代谢存在缺陷。该综合征的病因不明，其是有器质性基础还是非器质性基础尚不清楚。
