“The renaming of ME to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) in 1988, giving misplaced emphasis to “fatigue”, trivializes the substantial disability of the disease 1 – which can extend to the wheelchair or bed-bound requiring 24 hour care ME/CFS is characterized by neurological, immunological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal features – severe forms can present with paresis, seizures, intractable savage headaches and life threatening complications.” Chronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsIllness BeliefsWesseley SchoolAberrant BeliefIllness BehaviorsStick Role Author:Malcolm hopper