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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Toward An Empirical Case Definition

Abstract: Current case definitions of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been based on consensus methods, but empirical methods …

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Submaximal exercise testing with near-infrared spectroscopy in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients compared to healthy controls: a case-control study

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating illness. Symptoms include profound fatigue and distinctive post-exertional malaise (PEM). …

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Working with uncertainty: A grounded theory study of health-care professionals’ experiences of working with children and adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: This grounded theory study explores conceptualisations of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis from semi-structured interviews with 10 health-care professionals working …

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A critical analysis of the proposal of the Institute of Medicine to replace myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome by a new diagnostic entity called systemic exertion intolerance disease

Abstract: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently published their report in response to an assignment “to define diagnostic criteria for …

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Medical constructions of long-term exhaustion, past and present

Abstract: Culture and history affect the ways in which medical knowledge is shaped, sustained and changed. The less knowledge we …

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Excerpt: Fatigue is a universal symptom, occurring in all individuals after prolonged exertion or lack of sleep. However, when fatigue …

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Response to vitamin B12 and folic acid in myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, also called chronic fatigue syndrome) may respond most favorably to frequent vitamin B12 …

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In silico analysis of exercise intolerance in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Post-exertional malaise is commonly observed in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, but its mechanism is not yet well …

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The many roads to mitochondrial dysfunction in neuroimmune and neuropsychiatric disorders

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial dysfunction and defects in oxidative metabolism are a characteristic feature of many chronic illnesses not currently classified …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia in diagnosed sleep disorders: a further test of the ‘unitary’ hypothesis

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Since chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) often co-exist, some believe they reflect the same process, somatization. …

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