Three years ago David et al reviewed the available information concerning what was then known as postviral fatigue syndrome, and concluded that little was certain except that the issue was controversial. Since then there have been many welcome changes, including the name, which has shifted to the more appropriate label of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), but controversy remains. This editorial attempts a brief summary of the current position, emphasising issues relevant to the neurologist.
You can read the rest of this editorial here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1014466/pdf/jnnpsyc00506-0001.pdf
Comment in:
Chronic fatigue syndrome. [J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1992]
Source: Wessely S. Chronic fatigue syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1991 Aug;54(8):669-71. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1014466/