Papers Presented at the Bi-Annual
Research Conference of the
October 10-11, 1998
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Index of Participants
Index of Research Sessions
Session 1: Epidemiology -- New Insights into the Epidemiology of CFS
Session 2: Clinical -- State of the Art in Clinical Studies
Session 3: Immunology -- The Current State of the Science
Session 4: Interdisciplinary -- Review of Current Interdisciplinary Studies
Session 5: Microbiology -- Current Microbiology Research Findings
Session 6: Physiology
Presentation of Rudy Perpich Award
Dr. Lee's Acceptance Speech
Index of Research Poster Sessions
Poster Session 1: Epidemiology Posters
Poster Session 2: Clinical Posters
Poster Session 3: Immunology Posters
Poster Session 4: Interdisciplinary Psychiatry Posters
Poster Session 5: Microbiology Posters
Poster Session 6: Physiology Posters
Patient Panels
Ampligen 511 Participant Panel
Forum to Discuss the Change of the Name, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"
Session 1: Epidemiology:
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 8:00 am-9:45 am
New Insights into the Epidemiology of CFS
Co-chairs: Leonard Jason PhD, William Reeves MD
- Prognostic factors for persons with chronic fatigue
- Arthur J. Hartz MD, PhD, Evelyn M. Kuhn, PHD, Paul H. Levine, MD, Richard London, MD
- Community-based study of prolonged fatigue and chronic fatigue
- Leonard A. Jason, Karen M. Jordan, Judith A. Richman, Alfred Rakemaker, Cheng-Fang Huang, William McCready, Jennifer Shlaes, Caroline P. King, Dana Landis, Susan Torres, Trina Haney-Davis, Erin L. Frankenberry
- Prevalence and characteristics of pediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Karen Jordan Ph.D., Penny Ayers, Kari Taylor, and Leonard Jason, Ph.D.
- Prevalence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome among U.S. Gulf War veterans
- Han K. Kan PhD, Clare M. Mahan PhD, Kyung Y. Lee PhD, Carol A. Magee, PhD, Benjamin H. Natelson MD
- The overdiagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a cross-sectional study of a disabled population
- KG Manu, S Pollack and P Manu
- Update: Wichita population-based study of fatiguing illness
- M. Reyes PhD, R. Nisenbaum, PhD, G. Stewart MA, W.C. Reeves MD
- The fluctuation and outcome of CFS over time
- Nancy F. Hill, Lana A. Tierskv, Vanessa R. Scavalla, Benjamin H. Natelson
For abstracts of the papers presented in this session, go to: http://www.cfids-me.org/aacfs/session1.html
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Session 2: Clinical: State of the Art in Clinical Studies
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 9:45 am-11:15 am
Co-chairs: Dedra Buchwald,M.D. and David Klonoff, M.D.
- The measurement of 5-HIAA urinary concentrations as a predictive marker of efficacy of NADH in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- L.M. Forsyth MD, A.L. MacDowell~Carneio MD, G.D. Birkrnayer MD, PhD, H.G. Preuss MD and J.A. Bellanti MD.
- A Phase I trial of autologous ex vivo expanded lymph node derived cells as immunomodulatory therapy in CFS
- Nancy Klimas, Mary Ann Fletcher, Kevin Maher, Roberto Patarca, Jean Walling, Mack Smith, Lauren Vitek, and Herb Bresler
- Rehabilitation from work disability due to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- David C. Klonoff, M.D.
- A prospective cohort study of post-infective fatigue: illness characteristics and relationship to immunological and psychological disturbance
- Andrew Lloyd, Ian Hickie, Ute Volimer-Conna, Michael Douglas, Catherine Brennan, Sandy Beynon, and Denis Wakefield
- Effect of growth hormone treatment in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a preliminary study
- G. Moorkens, H. Wijnants, R. Abs
- Durability of therapeutic benefit with Ampligen ® treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) as measured by the Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS)
- David R. Strayer, William A. Carter, Thomas J. McCarron
For abstracts of the papers presented in this session, go to: http://www.cfids-me.org/aacfs/session2.html
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Session 3: Immunology
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 12:30 pm-1:45 pm
Immunology: The Current State of the Science
Co-chairs: Sudhir Gupta M.D., Ph.D. and Andrew Lloyd, M.D.
- Disordered circadian sleep-wake neuroendocrine and immune functions in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- H Moldofsky, F.A. Lue,. J. Dickstein, L. Poplonski, C.G. Jiang, R. Gorczynski
- Development of an assay to quantitate autoantibodies to lamin B1 in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Konstantin Konstantinov, Mark Daniels, Li Yang, Larry Gerace and Eng M. Tan
- The role of interferon-induced protein kinase RNA (PKR) in abnormal apoptotic cell population in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Aristo Vojdani, Paul Choppa, Cathy Tagle, Lilia Magtoto, and Charles Lapp
- Immunologic status correlates with severity of physical symptoms in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients
- S. Wagner M.S., L. Helder, Ph.D., N. Klimas, M.D., M. Antoni, Ph.D., R. Keller, M.D.
- Altered immune status in Gulf veterans with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- O. Zhang, B.H. Natelson, X.D. Zhou, T. Denny, J.E. Ottenweller, W.C. Gause
For abstracts of the papers presented in this session, go to: http://www.cfids-me.org/aacfs/session3.html
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Session 4: Interdisciplinary
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 1:45 pm-3:00 pm
Review of Current Interdisciplinary Studies
Co-chairs: Mark Demitrack MD and Michael Sharpe MD
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: evidence of the premorbid anomalous patterns of brain organization
- Endicott, M.D.
- On symptoms and life events surrounding the onset of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- V. Blomkvist, B. Evengård, G. Lindh, T. Theorell
- Slowed processing in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Fairhurst, M. Waterman, S. Lynch
- A final common pathway for CFS, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain: Physiologic, psychiatric, or behavioural?
- Richard G. Marlin, Marilyn E. Swinton, Harvey Anchel, and Jarnes C. Gibson
- Culture, work and disability in CFS
- Norma C. Ware, PhD
For abstracts of the papers presented in this session, go to: http://www.cfids-me.org/aacfs/session4.html
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Session 5: Microbiology
Sunday, October 11, 1998 -- 8:00 am-8:45 am
Current Microbiology Research Findings
Co-chairs: Dharam Ablashi, DVM, and Jay Levy, MDFor abstracts of the papers presented in this session, go to: http://www.cfids-me.org/aacfs/session5.html
- Increased activation of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6, but not human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) or human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients
- D.V. Ablashi, S. Marsh, M. Handy, J. Whitman, D. Viza, O. Krueger, and P.H. Levine
- Persistent active human herpesvirus six (HHV-6) infections in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Konstance K Knox PhD.. Joseph H. Brewer, MD. and Donald R Carrigan, PhD.
- Biochemical dysregulation of the 2-5A / Rnase L antiviral defense pathway in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Robert J. Suhadolnik, Daniel L Peterson, Paul R Cheney, Susan E. Horvath, Nancy L Reichenbach, Karen O'Brien, Vincent Lombardi, Suzanne WeIsch, Elizaoeth G. Furr, Ramamurthy Charubala, and Wolfgang Pfleiderer
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Session 6: Physiology
Sunday, October 11, 1998 -- 8:45 am-11:00 am
Co-chairs: Wilhelmina Behan, M.D., and Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
- Levels of activity and fatigue after extreme exercise in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- E. Bazelmans, G. Bleijenberg, H. Folgering, J.W.M. van der Meer
- The symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are related to abnormal ion channel function
- Peter O. Behan, Abhijit Chaudhuri, Walter S. Watson, John Pearn
- Identifying physical activity patterns in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using actigraphic assesssment
- S.P. van der Werf, G. Bleijenberg, J.B. Prins, J.H.M.M. Vercoulen, J.W.M. van der Meer
- RNase L dysfunction disorder (R.E.D.D.) in CFS
- K. De Meirleir, P. De Becker, B. Van Steenberge, C. Bisbal, T. Salehzada, B. Lebleu, C.V. Herst
- Characterization of RNase L dysfunction in peripheral blood mononuclear cell extracts from patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Susan B. Horvath, Daniel L. Peterson, and Robert J. Suhadolnik
- The effect of exercise on gait in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- L. Paul and L. Wood
- CFS severity is related to reduced stroke volume and diminished blood pressure responses to mental stress
- Arnold Peckerman, John J. LaManca, Sharon L. Smith, and Benjamin H. Natelson
- Cardiovascular responses during a cognitive stressor before and after exercise in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome vs. Sedentary healthy subjects
- S.A. Sisto, J.J. LaManca, A. Peckerman, B. Natelson
- Patterns of orthostatic intolerance and abnormalities in heart rate variability suggest autonomic dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome during adolescence
- Julian M. Stewart, Amy Weldon, Karl Li, Nina Arlievsky, Jose Munoz
For abstracts of the papers presented in this session, go to: http://www.cfids-me.org/aacfs/session6.html
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Poster Session 1: Epidemiology
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 3:00 pm-3:30 pm
Co-chairs: Leonard Jason, Ph.D. and William Reeves, M.D.
- The prevalence of fatigue and bodily pain in those with chronic sinusitis
- Alexander C Chester
- Prevalence and overlap of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome among 100 patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
- Albert Donnay, Grace Ziem
- Descriptive data on patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and chronic fatigue
- Evengard B, Lindh G, Jonzon E, Sandberg A, Theorell T.
- Measuring phases of recovery in patients with CFS
- Patricia A. Fennell, Leonard A. Jason, Susan M. Klein
- What do doctors and health workers of northeast Brazil know and do about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
- Luis C Nacul, Fabio LR Pereira, Georgia A Jaques, Anaisa G Rarnos, Clineu JA Rodrigues, Isabel B Oliva, Nadja R Gonçalves, Roberta C Almeida
- Clinical and pathogenetical characterization of more than 200 patients of an Italian Center for CFS Study
- D. Racciatti, A. Barberio, I. Vecchiet, E. Pizzigallo
- Measuring outcomes of treatment in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a comparison of simple questioning vs. use of a validated outcome instrument (short-form 36)
- Stanlev N. Schwartz MD, FACP, FIDSA; Rick Jones, PhD.
- Do the 1988 and 1994 CFS case definitions identify the same illness complex?
- Lana A. Tierskv, Stacy Weisberg, John DeLuca, and Benjamin H. Natelson
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a nursing perspective
- Theresa L. Walker BSN RN
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Poster Session 2: Clinical
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 3:30 - 4:00 pm
Co-chairs: Dedra Buchwald, M.D., and David Klonoff, M.D.
- Is CFS/FM due to an undefined hypercoagulable state brought on by immune activation of coagulation? Does adding anticoagulant therapy improve CSF/FM patient symptoms?
- D. Berg, L.H. Berg, J. Couvaras
- Growth hormone secretagogue therapy provides effective relief of most symptoms related to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a prospective patient centered outcome study
- Paul R. Chencv,MD., Ph.D., Holly Keever, LMT
- An overview of Ampligen and experience in a small cohort
- Charles W. Lapp, M.D., Cynthia S. Voyles, A.N.P., M.S.N., Patricia Davis, C.M.A. and Sheila Langford, R.N.
- 5 year follow-up of young people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome following the double-blind randomised controlled intravenous gammaglobulin trial
- Rowe, K.S.
- Effective treatment for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a placebo controlled study
- J.E. Teitelbaum, M.D.; B. Bird, M.T., C.L.S.; R. Greenfield, M.D; A. Weiss, M.D.; L. Muenz, Ph.D.; L. Gould
- The use of serine in the management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Rosamund Va1lings, M.B., B.S.
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Poster Session 3: Immunology Posters
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 4:00-4:30 pm
Co-chairs: Sudhir Gupta, M.D., and Andrew Lloyd, M.D.
- A case series survey of silicone breast implant patients
- Cichon, M., M.D.; Farrell, D.; Ganjo, S.; Sadler, G.
- T-lymphocytes in CFS -- in vitro reaction to mutagens
- I.Hauspie, I. Campine, P. De Becker, K. De Meirleir, M. Kirsch-Voldersl
- Markers of immune activation are associated with psychological distress in patients with CFS
- Lvnn Helder. Ph.D., Stacy Wagner, M.S., Robert Keller, M.D., Nancy Kumas, M.D. and Michael Antoni, Ph.D.
- Immunocytology and in vitro reverse-transcriptase activity in CFS
- M.I. Holmes, R. Easingwood, J. Cross, and J. Faed
- Lymph node morphology and phenotype in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Nancy Klimas, Kevin Maher, Roberto Patarca, Jean Walling, Mack Smith, and Mary Ann Fletcher
- Immunological response in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) following a graded exercise test to exhaustion
- J. Lamanca, S. Sisto, J. Ottenweller, A. Peckerman, S. Cook, T. Denny, W. Gause and B. H. Natelson
- Could nickel allergy be involved in the pathogenesis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
- J.A. Marcusson , G. Lindh, B. Evengard
- Serum neopterin and somatization in women with chemical intolerance, depressives, and normals
- Roberto Patarca, Nancy G. Klimas, Iris R. Bell, and Elizabeth Hardin
- Altered cytokine production in whole blood cultures of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients and a disturbed regulation by glucocorticoids
- J.Visser, W. Graffelman, B Blauw, J. Haspels, IE.R. de Kloet, Lex Nagelkerten
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Poster Session 4: Interdisciplinary Psychiatry Posters
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 4:30-5:00 pm
Co-chairs: Mark Demitrack, M.D., and Michael Sharpe, M.D.
- 1. Doctor.patient relationship in primary care of CFS: perspectives of the doctor and the patient
- J.B. Prins, G. Bleijenberg, E. Klein Rouweler, E. Bazelmans
- 2. Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome related to a woman's double role?
- E. Bazelmans, G. Bleijenberg, J.W.M. van der Meer, J.H.M.M. Vercoulen
- 3. Fatigue in disease-free cancer patients in comparison to fatigue in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients
- P. Servaes, G. Bleijenberg, C. Verhagen, S. van de Werf
- 4. Characteristics of bedridden CFS patients compared to non-bedridden CFS patients
- M. Alberts, G. Bleijenbera, E.H. Klein Rouweler, J.B. Prins, J.W.M. van der Meer
- 5. Dissatisfaction with one's own performance on a working memory task and neural activation on FMRI in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and healthy subjects
- Christopher Christodoulou, Ph.D.; Gudrun Lange, Ph.D.; John DeLuca, Ph.D.; Wen-Ching Liu, Ph.D.; and Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
- 6. Differences in the experience of fatigue between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis
- Christopher Christodoulou Ph.D., John DeLuca, Ph.D., Elizabeth A. Gaudino, Ph.D., Gudrun Lange, Ph.D., Lana Tiersky, Ph.D., and Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
- 7. Psychiatric diagnosis and comorbidity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- M. Di Giannantonio, M. Nacci, D. Racciatti, A. Barbenio, E. Pizzigallo
- 8. Short term group therapy for patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Stina Söderberg and Birgitta Evengård
- 9. Cognitive brain potentials in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Ronald Gordon, Arnold Starr and Henry Michalewski
- 10. Health-related personality variables in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis
- Susan K. Johnson, Ph.D., Gudrun Lange, Ph.D., Lana Tiersky, Ph.D., John DeLuca, Ph.D., Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
- 11. Cerebral representation of auditory working memory deficits in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: an FMRI study
- Gudrun Lange. Ph.D., John DeLuca, Ph.D., Joseph A. Maidjian, MD, Wen-Ching Liu, Ph.D., Christopher Christodoulou, Ph.D., Benjamin H. Natelson, MD.
- 12. I. Cognitive behavioral group rehabilitative therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients: a pilot study
- Peter V. Madill, MD and Cathy Haynes, RN
- 13. II. A pre and post group therapy assessment of the high threat perception model of illness susceptibility of Wickram
- Peter V. Madill, MD, and Ian Wickramseckera, Ph.D.
- 14. Negative life events in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- L.A. Tiersky, J. DeLuca, G. Rappolt, & B. Natelson
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Poster Session 5: Microbiology Posters
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 5:00-5:30 pm
Co-chairs: Dharam Ablashi DVM and Paul Levine, MD
- Ixenobiotic toxicity associated with avital (root canal) teeth and associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Paul R. Chenev MD.PhD, Holly Keever LMT, Elizabeth Furr MT, and Ian Hyams, MD
- Multiplex PCR for the detection of Mycoplasma fermentans, M. hominis, and M. penetrans in patients with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and Gulf War Syndrome
- Aristo Vojdani, Al Robert Franco, and Paul Choppa
- Absence of evidence for Borna Virus infection in Swedish patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Evengård B, Lee SW, Lind G, Lipkin I
- Roundworm-like specimens in the sputum of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients and controls in open and blind analyses
- Lawrence A. Klapow
- Borna Disease Virus proteins in patients with CFS
- Susan Levine MD, Ian Lipkin, MD, and Shaun Lee
- Infective agents in patients with CFS
- McGill M, Simpson K, Behan WMH, Gow JW and Behan PO
- The relationship between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia and chemical sensitivity
- Aristo Vojdani and Paul Choppa
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Poster Session 6: Physiology Posters
Saturday, October 10, 1998 -- 5:30-6:00 pm
Co-chairs: Wilhemina Behan, M.D., and Benjamin Natelson, M.D.
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia And Chronic Fatigue: a distinct subset of Neurally-Mediated Syncope in adolescents
- Mark E. Alexander. M.D.. Charles Berde, M.D, Ph.D., John Triedman, M.D., Robert Sundel, M.D., J. Philip Saul, M.D.
- Working capacity measured by bicycle testing in CFS and fibromyalgia patients
- P. De Becker, E. Joos, I. Campine, E. Van Steenberge, J. Roeykens, A. Leys, K. De Meirleir
- Respiratory symptoms and lung function testing in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients
- P. De Becker. I.Campine, E. Van Steenberge, M. Noppen, A. Leysl, K. De Meirleir
- No evidence for elevated Substance P levels in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with CFS
- Evengård B, Nilsson CG, Lindh G, Lindquist L, Eneroth P, Fredrikson S, Terenius L, Henriksson KG
- Upregulation of Ca2+ ion channels in patients with CFS
- Gow JW, McGill M, Behan WMH, Simpson K and Behan PO
- Association of intracranial abnormalities between rCBF and acetyl-carnitine uptake in patients with CFS studied by PET
- Hirohiko Kuratsune, Kouzi Yamaguti, Gudrun Lindh, Birgitta Evengård, Takashi Machii, Kiyoshi Matsumura, Bengt Långström, Yuzuru Kanakura, Teruo Kitani and Yasuyoshi Watanabe
- Heterogeneity of symptom, onset and biochemical profiles in "defined" CFS patients
- McGregor NR, Hoskin L, Dunstan RH, Clifton Bligh P, Butt HL, Fulcher G, Roberts TK, Dunsmore J, Zerbes M, Klineberg IJ
- Exercise overtraining as a possible risk factor for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- J.P. Montalván, M.S. C.S.C.S., Paul H. Levine, M.D.
- Measurement of postural stability in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Paul L and Wood L
- The electroencephalogram as a diagnostic marker for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Myra Preston, Ph.D. and Charles W. Lapp, M.D.
- Brain SPET in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- D. Di Giuda, G. De Rossi, D.Racciatti. A. Barberio, E. Pizzigallo
- Neurally-Mediated Hypotension and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: preliminary results
- A. Sisto, P. Lanzillotta, A. Ceccornancini, P. Di Palma, D. Racciatti, G. Abate and E. Pizzigallo
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Ampligen 511 Participant Panel
Chairs: October 11, Dr. Susan Levine; October 12, Dr. Marsha Wallace1. Karen Lang
2. Linda Barossi
3. Steve Edwards
4. Stuart Craig Woolman
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Forum to Discuss the Change of the Name, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"
- The way in is the way out
- Nancy Angsten
- Change the Name Now
- Gail Dahlen
- Name it for Dr. Theron Grant Randolph
- Janet Dauble
- "GN" (Generalized Neurasthenia) or "Muses Syndrome"
- Albert Donnay
- "First do no harm:" The medical community and the CDC bear the responsibility for changing the name now
- Pat Fero
- New Name, New Taxonomy, New Approach
- John Ginsberg
- Chronic debilitation complex disease
- Ann Harriman
- RESCIND the name and create one encompassing CFS/M.E., FMS, MCSS, and GWS
- Tom Hennessy
- Create a formal, professionally mediated joint government-medical professional-patient panel to change the name
- John Herd (aka John Friedlich)
- "Myasthenic immune and encephalopathic dysfunction"
- Drew Martin
- Focus on information and education; don't waste efforts on name change now
- Bobby Mulligan
- Abandon "CFS" and continue to use M.E., the name in use for half a century, until the etiology is better known
- Mary M. Schweitzer
- Choose an umbrella name that conveys the severity of the symptoms
- Nancy Solo
- Keep CFS until the etiology is known
- John S. Trussler
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Index of Participants
[ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ]
[N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ]A
G. Abate, Poster Session 6
Dharam Ablashi, DVM, Session 5
R. Abs, Session 2
M. Alberts, Poster Session 4
Mark E. Alexander MD, Poster Session 6
Roberta C Almeida, Poster Session 1
Harvey Anchel, Session 4
Nancy Angsten, Session on Changing the Name
Michael Antoni, PhD, Session 3, Poster Session 3
Nina Arlievsky, Session 6
Penny Ayers, Session 1
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A. Barberio, Poster Session 1, Poster Session 4, Poster Session 6
Linda Barossi, Ampligen Patient Session
E. Bazelmans, Session 6, Poster Session 4
Peter O. Behan, Session 6, Poster Session 5, Poster Session 6
Wilhelmina Behan, M.D., Session 6, Poster Session 6
W.M.H. Behan, Poster Session 5, Poster Session 6
Iris R. Bell, Poster Session 3
J.A. Bellanti MD, Session 2
Charles Berde MD, PhD, Poster Session 6
D. Berg, Poster Session 2
L.H. Berg, Poster Session 2
Sandy Beynon, Session 2
B. Bird, M.T., C.L.S., Poster Session 2
G.D. Birkrnayer MD, PhD, Session 2
C. Bisbal, Session 6
B. Blauw, Poster Session 3
G. Bleijenberg, Session 6, Poster Session 4
P. Clifton Bligh, Poster Session 6
V. Blomkvist, Session 4
Catherine Brennan, Session 2
Herb Bresler, Session 2
Joseph H. Brewer, MD., Session 5
Dedra Buchwald,M.D., Session 2
H.L. Butt, Poster Session 6
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I. Campine, Poster Session 3, Poster Session 6
Donald R Carrigan, PhD., Session 5
William A. Carter, Session 2
A. Ceccornancini, Poster Session 6
Ramamurthy Charubala, Session 5
Abhijit Chaudhuri, Session 6
Paul R. Chenev, MD, PhD, Session 5, Poster Session 2, Poster Session 5
Alexander C Chester, Poster Session 1
Paul Choppa, Session 3, Poster Session 5
Christopher Christodoulou, PhD, Poster Session 4
M. Cichon, MD, Poster Session 3
S. Cook, Poster Session 3
J. Couvaras, Poster Session 2
J. Cross, Poster Session 3
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Gail Dahlen, Session on Changing the Name
Mark Daniels, Session 3
Janet Dauble, Session on Changing the Name
Patricia Davis, C.M.A., Poster Session 2
P. De Becker, Session 6, Poster Session 3, Poster Session 6
John DeLuca, Ph.D., Poster Session 1, Poster Session 4
E.R. de Kloet, Poster Session 3
K. De Meirleir, Session 6, Poster Session 3, Poster Session 6
Mark Demitrack MD, Session 4
T. Denny, Session 3, Poster Session 3
G. De Rossi, Poster Session 6
J. Dickstein, Session 3
M. Di Giannantonio, Poster Session 4
D. Di Giuda, Poster Session 6
P. Di Palma, Poster Session 6
Albert Donnay, Poster Session 1, Session on Changing the Name
Albert Donnay
Michael Douglas, Session 2
J. Dunsmore, Poster Session 6
R.H. Dunstan, Poster Session 6
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R. Easingwood, Poster Session 3
Steve Edwards, Ampligen Patient Session
N.A. Endicott, M.D., Session 4
P. Eneroth, Poster Session 6
B. Evengård, Session 4, Poster Session 1, Poster Session 3, Poster Session 4, Poster Session 5, Poster Session 6
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J. Faed, Poster Session 3
D. Fairhurst, Session 4
D. Farrell, Poster Session 3
Patricia A. Fennell, Poster Session 1
Pat Fero, Session on Changing the Name
Mary Ann Fletcher, Session 2, Poster Session 3
H. Folgering, Session 6
L.M. Forsyth MD, Session 2
Al Robert Franco, Poster Session 5
Erin L. Frankenberry, Session 1
S. Fredrikson, Poster Session 6
G. Fulcher, Poster Session 6
Elizabeth G. Furr MT, Session 5, Poster Session 5
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S. Ganjo, Poster Session 3
Elizabeth A. Gaudino, PhD, Poster Session 4
W.C. Gause, Session 3, Poster Session 3
Larry Gerace, Session 3
Jarnes C. Gibson, Session 4
John Ginsberg, Session on Changing the Name
Nadja R Gonçalves, Poster Session 1
R. Gorczynski, Session 3
Ronald Gordon, Poster Session 4
L. Gould, Poster Session 2
J.W. Gow, Poster Session 5, Poster Session 6
W. Graffelman, Poster Session 3
R. Greenfield, MD, Poster Session 2
Sudhir Gupta M.D., Ph.D., Session 3
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M. Handy, Session 5
Trina Haney-Davis, Session 1
Elizabeth Hardin, Poster Session 3
Ann Harriman, Session on Changing the Name
Arthur J. Hartz MD, PhD, Session 1
J. Haspels, Poster Session 3
I. Hauspie, Poster Session 3
Cathy Haynes, RN, Poster Session 4
Lvnn Helder. PhD , Session 3, Poster Session 3
Tom Hennessy, Session on Changing the Name
K.G. Henriksson, Poster Session 6
John Herd (aka John Friedlich) , Session on Changing the Name
C.V. Herst, Session 6
Ian Hickie, Session 2
Nancy F. Hill, Session 1
M.I. Holmes, Poster Session 3
Susan E. Horvath, Session 5, Session 6
L. Hoskin, Poster Session 6
Cheng-Fang Huang, Session 1
Ian Hyams, MD, Poster Session 5
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Georgia A Jaques, Poster Session 1
Leonard Jason PhD, Session 1, Poster Session 1
C.G. Jiang, Session 3
Susan K. Johnson, PhD, Poster Session 4
Rick Jones, PhD., Poster Session 1
E. Jonzon, Poster Session 1
E. Joos, Poster Session 6
Karen Jordan Ph.D. , Session 1
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Han K. Kan PhD, Session 1
Yuzuru Kanakura, Poster Session 6
Holly Keever LMT, Poster Session 2, Poster Session 5
Robert Keller, MD, Session 3, Poster Session 3
Caroline P. King, Session 1
Teruo Kitani, Poster Session 6
M. Kirsch-Volders, Poster Session 3
Lawrence A. Klapow, Poster Session 5
Susan M. Klein, Poster Session 1
Nancy Klimas, MD, Session 2, Session 3 Poster Session 3
I.J. Klineberg, Poster Session 6
David Klonoff, M.D. , Session 2
Konstance K Knox PhD., Session 5
Anthony Komiroff MD, Session on Changing the Name
Konstantin Konstantinov, Session 3
O. Krueger, Session 5
Evelyn M. Kuhn, PHD, Session 1
Hirohiko Kuratsune, Poster Session 6
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John J. LaManca, Session 6, Poster Session 3
Dana Landis, Session 1
Karen Lang, Ampligen Patient Session
Gudrun Lange, PhD, Poster Session 4
Sheila Langford, R.N., Poster Session 2
Bengt Långström, Poster Session 6
P. Lanzillotta, Poster Session 6
Charles W. Lapp, MD, Session 3, Poster Session 2, Poster Session 6
B. Lebleu, Session 6
Kyung Y. Lee PhD, Session 1
Shaun Lee, Poster Session 5
S.W. Lee, Poster Session 5
Paul H. Levine, MD, Session 1, Session 5, Poster Session 6
Susan Levine MD, Poster Session 5
Jay Levy, MD, Session 5
A. Leys, Poster Session 6
A. Leysl, Poster Session 6
Karl Li, Session 6
G. Lindh, Session 4, Poster Session 1, Poster Session 3, Poster Session 5, Poster Session 6
Gudrun Lindh, Poster Session 6
L. Lindquist, Poster Session 6
Ian Lipkin, MD, Poster Session 5
Wen-Ching Liu, PhD, Poster Session 4
Andrew Lloyd, MD, Session 2, Session 3
Vincent Lombardi, Session 5
Richard London, MD, Session 1
F.A. Lue, Session 3
S. Lynch, Session 4
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A.L. MacDowell~Carneio MD, Session 2
Takashi Machii, Poster Session 6
Peter V. Madill, MD, Poster Session 4
Carol A. Magee, PhD, Session 1
Lilia Magtoto, Session 3
Clare M. Mahan PhD, Session 1
Kevin Maher, Session 2, Poster Session 3
Joseph A. Maidjian, MD, Poster Session 4
KG Manu, Session 1
P Manu, Session 1
J.A. Marcusson, Poster Session 3
Richard G. Marlin, Session 4
S. Marsh, Session 5
Drew Martin, Session on Changing the Name
Kiyoshi Matsumura, Poster Session 6
Thomas J. McCarron, Session 2
William McCready, Session 1
M. McGill, Poster Session 5, Poster Session 6
N.R. McGregor, Poster Session 6
Henry Michalewski, Poster Session 4
H Moldofsky, Session 3
M.S. Montalván, C.S.C.S., Poster Session 6
G. Moorkens, Session 2
L. Muenz, Ph.D., Poster Session 2
Bobby Mulligan, Session on Changing the Name
Jose Munoz, Session 6
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M. Nacci, Poster Session 4
Luis C Nacul, Poster Session 1
Lex Nagelkerten, Poster Session 3
Benjamin H. Natelson MD, Session 1, Session 3, Session 6, Poster Session 1, Poster Session 3, Poster Session 4, Poster Session 6
C.G. Nilsson, Poster Session 6
R. Nisenbaum, PhD, Session 1
M. Noppen, Poster Session 6
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Karen O'Brien, Session 5
Isabel B Oliva, Poster Session 1
J.E. Ottenweller, Session 3, Poster Session 3
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Roberto Patarca, Session 2, Poster Session 3
L. Paul, Session 6, Poster Session 6
John Pearn, Session 6
Arnold Peckerman, Session 6, Poster Session 3
Fabio LR Pereira, Poster Session 1
Daniel L Peterson, Session 5, Session 6
Wolfgang Pfleiderer, Session 5
E. Pizzigallo, Poster Session 1, Poster Session 4, Poster Session 6
S Pollack, Session 1
L. Poplonski, Session 3
Myra Preston, PhD, Poster Session 6
H.G. Preuss MD, Session 2
J.B. Prins, Session 6, Poster Session 4
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D. Racciatti, Poster Session 1, Poster Session 4, Poster Session 6
Alfred Rakemaker, Session 1
G. Rappolt, Poster Session 4
Anaisa G Rarnos, Poster Session 1
William Reeves MD, Session 1., Poster Session 1
Nancy L Reichenbach, Session 5
M. Reyes PhD, Session 1
Judith A. Richman, Session 1
T.K. Roberts, Poster Session 6
Clineu JA Rodrigues, Poster Session 1
J. Roeykens, Poster Session 6
E.H. Klein Rouweler, Poster Session 4
K.S. Rowe Poster Session 2
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G. Sadler, Poster Session 3
T. Salehzada, Session 6
A. Sandberg, Poster Session 1
J. Philip Saul MD, Poster Session 6
Vanessa R. Scavalla, Session 1
Stanlev N. Schwartz MD, FACP, FIDSA, Poster Session 1
Mary M. Schweitzer, PhD, Session on Changing the Name
P. Servaes, Poster Session 4
Jennifer Shales, Session 1
Michael Sharpe MD, Session 4
K. Simpson, Poster Session 5, Poster Session 6
S.A. Sisto, Session 6, Poster Session 3, Poster Session 6
Mack Smith, Session 2, Poster Session 3
Sharon L. Smith, Session 6
Stina Söderberg, Poster Session 4
Nancy Solo, Session on Changing the Name
Arnold Starr, Poster Session 4
G. Stewart MA, Session 1
Julian M. Stewart, Session 6
David R. Strayer, Session 2
Robert J. Suhadolnik, Session 5, Session 6
Robert Sundel MD, Poster Session 6
Marilyn E. Swinton, Session 4
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Cathy Tagle, Session 3
Eng M. Tan, Session 3
Kari Taylor, Session 1
J.E. Teitelbaum, MD, Poster Session 2
L. Terenius, Poster Session 6
T. Theorell, Session 4, Poster Session 1
Lana A. Tierskv, PhD, Session 1, Poster Session 1, Poster Session 4
Susan Torres, Session 1
John Triedman, MD, Poster Session 6
John S. Trussler, Session on Changing the Name
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Rosamund Va1lings, M.B., B.S., Poster Session 2
J.W.M. van der Meer, Session 6, Poster Session 4
S.P. van der Werf, Session 6, Poster Session 4
B. Van Steenberge, Session 6
E. Van Steenberge, Poster Session 6
I. Vecchiet, Poster Session 1
J.H.M.M. Vercoulen, Session 6, Poster Session 4
C. Verhagen, Poster Session 4
J.Visser, Poster Session 3
Lauren Vitek, Session 2
D. Viza, Session 5
Aristo Vojdani, Session 3, Poster Session 5
Ute Volimer-Conna, Session 2
Cynthia S. Voyles, A.N.P., M.S.N., Poster Session 2
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Stacy Wagner, MS, Session 3, Poster Session 3
Denis Wakefield, Session 2
Theresa L. Walker BSN, RN, Poster Session 1
Vicki Walker, Session on Changing the Name
Jean Walling, Session 2, Poster Session 3
Norma C. Ware, PhD, Session 4
Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Poster Session 6
M. Waterman, Session 4
Walter S. Watson, Session 6
Stacy Weisberg, Poster Session 1
A. Weiss, MD, Poster Session 2
Amy Weldon, Session 6
Suzanne WeIsch, Session 5
J. Whitman, Session 5
Ian Wickramseckera, PhD, Poster Session 4
H. Wijnants, Session 2
L. Wood, Session 6, Poster Session 6
Stuart Craig Woolman, Ampligen Patient Session
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Kouzi Yamaguti, Poster Session 6
Li Yang, Session 3
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M. Zerbes, Poster Session 6
O. Zhang, Session 3
X.D. Zhou, Session 3
Grace Ziem, Poster Session 1
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