M.E. research and treatment conference

Sussex ME Society prepare to host conference on Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) for patients and medical professionals at the Brighthelm Centre in Brighton on October 6.

The conference will include a presentation by consultant neurologist Professor Leslie Findley who contributed to the World Health Organisation’s classification of ME as a neurological disorder and Dr Alan Stewart along with therapists from the NHS Sussex ME/CFS Service based at Haywards Heath will discuss treatment approaches currently available.

Dr Neil Harrison a clinician scientist at Sussex University who is involved in research into the neurological aspects of ME will be speaking about a Medical Research Council funded study he is carrying out in collaboration with London’s St Georges Hospital and giving an update on the study’s recruitment.

Charity chairman, Colin Barton, said: “This study has the potential to identify a brain network that is abnormally and persistently activated in people with ME/CFS. A better understanding of the neurobiological cause of ME/CFS will ultimately allow for the development of better forms of treatment for this debilitating illness.”

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