Kenny de Meirleir
Kenny de Meirleir is a professor of physiology and internal medicine at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium.[1] He is best known for his work on chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as ME/CFS), including the book Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Biological Approach (2002) which he co-edited with Patrick Englebienne.
Education and career
De Meirleir graduated in medicine from The Free University of Brussels in 1977.[2]
He researches chronic fatigue syndrome and has created two tests:
- a breath test[3] to diagnose overgrowth of bacteria in the gut.
- a urine test[4] to detect high levels of hydrogen sulfide. The test is related to the diagnosis and treatment of CFS/ME.
He treats ME-patients both at his clinic in Belgium, Himmunitas[5] and in different cities around Europe.
Kenny de Meirleir is among the authors of over 80 published scientific articles,[6] most of them related to CFS/ME.
Awards
De Meirleir received the Solvay Prize in 1980 and a NATO research award for work in exercise physiology and metabolism in exercise.
Publications
Books:
- Kenny De Meirleir, Patrick Englebienne, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Biological Approach (2002), ISBN 978-0-849-31046-1
- Kenny De Meirleir, Neil Mcgregor, Pediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2007), ISBN 978-0-789-03531-8
- Michel Osteaux, Kenny de Meirleir, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy in Sports Medicine (1991), ISBN 978-3-540-52548-6
References
- ↑ Vrije Universiteit Brussel page for Kenny de Meirleir
- ↑ "Reach us". Institute for Molecular Medicine (IMM). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Breath test to test for bacteria overgrowth
- ↑ Press conference presenting the Neurotoxic Metabolite Test
- ↑ Himmunitas web page
- ↑ Published scientific articles by Kenny de Meirleir
External links
- Dr. Kenny De Meirleir – Man on the Move for ME/CFS, ProHealth
- ME/CFS & Chronic Infection of the Gut – Notes on Dr. Kenny De Meirleir’s Presentation in Perth, ProHealth