The theoretical basis for chronic fatigue syndrome from bladder meridian of foot-taiyang
Abstract: The bladder meridian of foot-taiyang is considered as key of six meridians and the yang of the yang, which …
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Computerized training improves verbal working memory in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A pilot study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome experience cognitive difficulties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect …
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Characterisation of cell functions and receptors in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Abnormal immune function is often an underlying component of illness pathophysiology and symptom presentation. Functional and phenotypic immune-related …
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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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