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The feasibility and acceptability of conducting a trial of specialist medical care and the Lightning Process in children with chronic fatigue syndrome: feasibility randomized controlled trial (SMILE study)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is relatively common in children with limited evidence for treatment. The …

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News from the CDC: chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and standardized patient videos - a novel approach to educating medical students about CFS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Chronic Viral Diseases Branch houses CDC’s …

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Natural killer cells in patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Maintenance of health and physiological homeostasis is a synergistic process involving tight regulation of proteins, transcription factors and other …

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Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Symptom Severity: Stress Management Skills are Related to Lower Illness Burden

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The onset of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) typically involves reductions in activities of daily living and social interactions (jointly referred to as …

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The effect of fatigue and fibromyalgia on sexual dysfunction in women with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome is attracting growing interest but, to date, few studies have analyzed …

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A metagenomic approach to investigate the microbial causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: moving beyond XMRV

Three years ago, a novel association between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and the murine retrovirus XMRV was published.[1] Since …

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Treatment of 741 Italian patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a distinctive syndrome characterized by specific symptoms cluster. CFS mostly affects women and …

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Paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome: complex presentations and protracted time to diagnosis

Abstract: AIM: The diagnosis and management of paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remain ongoing challenges for paediatric clinicians, particularly given …

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Improved management of primary chronic fatigue syndrome with the supplement French oak wood extract (Robuvit®): a pilot, registry evaluation

Abstract: AIM: The aim of this supplement study was to evaluate French oak wood extract (Robuvit®, Horphag Research Ltd) used …

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and encephalomyelitis disseminata/multiple sclerosis show remarkable levels of similarity in phenomenology and neuroimmune characteristics

Abstract: BACKGROUND: ‘Encephalomyelitis disseminata’ (multiple sclerosis) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are both classified as diseases of the central …

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