Abstract:
INTRODUCTION: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised by the presence of intractable fatigue and non-restorative sleep, symptoms which are also very prevalent in multiple diseases and appear as side effects of different drugs. Numerous studies have shown a high prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with CFS. However, non-restorative sleep and fatigue are frequently symptoms of the sleep disorders themselves, so primary sleep disorders have to be ruled out in many cases of CFS.
DEVELOPMENT: This review was performed using a structured search of the MeSH terms ([Sleep]+[Chronic fatigue syndrome]) in the PubMed database.
CONCLUSION: Identifying primary sleep disorders in patients meeting diagnostic criteria for CFS will allow for a more comprehensive treatment approach involving new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that may improve quality of life for these patients.
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Source: Ferré A. Chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep disorders: clinical associations and diagnostic difficulties. Neurologia. 2016 Feb 11. pii: S0213-4853(16)00010-4. doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2015.11.019. [Epub ahead of print] [Article in English, Spanish] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26877195 (Full text available as PDF)