Electrophysiological studies in patients with the post-viral fatigue syndrome, 1985, Jamal and Hansen

I came across this paper while looking at a Peter Behan paper from 1985. This paper is from his colleagues using Behan's patients.

Abstract
Single fibre electromyography (SFEMG) was studied in 40 patients with the post-viral fatigue syndrome. These patients were also assessed clinically, serologically, virologically and immunologically. About 75% of the patients had definitely abnormal SFEMG results. This was regarded as evidence of abnormality in the peripheral part of the motor unit. The muscle fibre was the likely site of involvement.

Excerpt from Conclusion
We conclude that we have shown clear electrophysiological evidence of an abnormality in the peripheral part of the motor unit in patients with postviral fatigue syndrome. This abnormality has been shown in patients not suffering from neuropathy or myopathy by clincal, laboratory and electrophysiological criteria. At present, involve-ment of the muscle fibre membrane seem an attrac-tive hypothesis to explain the abnormalities reported.

Link : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1028412/
PDF : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1028412/pdf/jnnpsyc00111-0079.pdf

 

Here are the main results for the jitter measurement in the paper where 75% of patients showed an abnormality.

 

1985. Let that sink in .

 

I wonder whether there's some sort of bias against following up (or funding) research that has been done x years ago, even if it's suddenly become more relevant.

 

The year I had EBV, and never recovered.
What would life have been like if biomedical science had been supported to find treatments and possibly a cure?