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Peter O. Behan

Professor of Neurology, University of Glasgow, Southern General Hospital
Verified email at glasgow.ac.uk
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Fatigue in neurological disorders

A Chaudhuri, PO Behan - The lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
Chronic fatigue is a typical symptom of neurological diseases, and is most disabling in
multiple sclerosis, postpoliomyelitis, poststroke, and in chronic fatigue syndrome. Disorders of …

Fatigue and basal ganglia

A Chaudhuri, PO Behan - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2000 - Elsevier
Fatigue is a common symptom in neurology and occurs in the diseases of the central and
peripheral nervous system. In order to understand the mechanism of fatigue, it is important to …

Myasthenic crisis

A Chaudhuri, PO Behan - QJM: An International Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Myasthenic crisis is a life-threatening medical emergency requiring early diagnosis and
respiratory assistance. It can affect between one-fifth and one-third of all patients with …

The effect of anti-α4 integrin antibody on brain lesion activity in MS

N Tubridy, PO Behan, R Capildeo, A Chaudhuri… - Neurology, 1999 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine the effect of humanized monoclonal antibody against α4 integrin (reactive
with α4β1 integrin or very-late antigen–4) on MRI lesion activity in MS. Methods: A …

Cytomegalovirus in autoimmunity: T cell crossreactivity to viral antigen and autoantigen glutamic acid decarboxylase

…, A Chaudhuri, PO Behan… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
Antigens of pathogenic microbes that mimic autoantigens are thought to be responsible for
the activation of autoreactive T cells. Viral infections have been associated with the …

Mitochondrial abnormalities in the postviral fatigue syndrome

WMH Behan, IAR More, PO Behan - Acta neuropathologica, 1991 - Springer
We have examined the muscle biopsies of 50 patients who had postviral fatigue syndrome (PFS)
for from 1 to 17 years. We found mild to severe atrophy of type II fibres in 39 biopsies, …

Effect of high doses of essential fatty acids on the postviral fatigue syndrome

PO Behan, WMH Behan… - Acta Neurologica …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Sixty‐three adults with the diagnosis of the postviral fatigue syndrome were enrolled in a
double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study of essential fatty acid therapy. The patients had been ill …

The clinical spectrum, diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment of Hashimoto's encephalopathy (recurrent acute disseminated encephalomyelitis)

A Chaudhuri, PO Behan - Current medicinal chemistry, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
Hashimoto's encephalopathy may present with a wide variety of different neurological symptoms
and signs. These include recurrent severe migrainous headache, psychoses, seizures, …

The postviral fatigue syndrome—an analysis of the findings in 50 cases

PO Behan, WMH Behan, EJ Bell - Journal of Infection, 1985 - Elsevier
The clinical, pathological, electrophysiological, immunological and virological abnormalities
in 50 patients with the postviral fatigue syndrome are recorded. These findings confirm the …

Possible upregulation of hypothalamic 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors in patients with postviral fatigue syndrome.

AM Bakheit, PO Behan, TG Dinan, CE Gray… - British Medical …, 1992 - bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To study the dynamic function of hypothalamic 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors
in patients with postviral fatigue syndrome. DESIGN--Prospective comparison of patients with …