Tag Archives: Dr Nigel Speight

Research review: Immunoglobulin therapy for ME/CFS

Back to the Future? Immunoglobulin therapy for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by  Helen Brownlie and Nigel Speight in Healthcare 2021, 9(11), 1546; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111546]   12 Nov 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and Very Severely Affected)   … Continue reading

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Viewpoint: Weir & Speight – ME/CFS: Past, present & future

ME/CFS: Past, present and future, by William Weir and Nigel Speight in  Healthcare 2021, 9(8), 984 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9080984]   Article abstract: This review raises a number of compelling issues related to the condition of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Some historical … Continue reading

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Life-threatening malnutrition in very severe ME/CFS

Life-threatening malnutrition in very severe ME/CFS, by Helen Baxter, Nigel Speight and William Weir in Healthcare 2021, 9(4),  459; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9040459] 14 April 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS – the Severely and Very Severely Affected)   Case Reports … Continue reading

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Video: Hospital Admissions: issues and alternatives for severely ill ME/CFS patients

Dialogues ME-CFS video: Hospital Admissions: issues and alternatives for severely ill ME/CFS patients.   A new 16 minute video has been published in the Severe ME series on the Dialogues ME-CFS website   Contributers include: Dr Nigel Speight, Dr  Luis … Continue reading

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Severe ME in children

Severe ME in children, by Nigel Speight in Healthcare Vol 8, #3 p 211, July 14, 2020 [This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS]   Guideline abstract The current problem regarding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is the … Continue reading

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Social Services can threaten families of children with Chronic Fatigue (ME)

Online blog Broadly highlights the fact that one in five children with ME are investigated by social services, with some even being forcibly placed in a hospital or foster homes, with destructive effects on their health. Social services can threaten … Continue reading

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Videos: Prof Peter Rowe & Dr Nigel Speight, discuss paediatric ME/CFS

Paediatric ME/CFS (from Voices from shadows website)  Two world renown ME/CFS paediatricians, Prof Peter Rowe and Dr Nigel Speight, discuss paediatric ME/CFS diagnosis and management in two short videos for medical professionals, following publication of the comprehensive manual Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … Continue reading

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Guidelines for children with ME now available to download

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: a primer, 2017 Edition This primer was compiled and published in June 2017 by the International Writing Group for Pediatric ME/CFS. It was originally published as a review article based in Frontiers in … Continue reading

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The case against Dr Speight has been dropped!

Congratulations to Dr Nigel Speight.  The General Medical Council have closed the case against him with no action taken! He says: Naturally I am delighted. Thanks you for all your generous support in the form of testimonials, it was like … Continue reading

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ME/CFS diagnosis & management in young people: a primer

Review article: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: a Primer, by Peter C. Rowe,  Rosemary A. Underhill,  Kenneth J. Friedman,  Alan Gurwitt,  Marvin S. Medow,  Malcolm S. Schwartz,  Nigel Speight,  Julian M. Stewart,  Rosamund Vallings and  Katherine S. … Continue reading

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