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Relationship between autonomic cardiovascular control, case definition, clinical symptoms, and functional disability in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: an exploratory study

Abstract: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterized by severe impairment and multiple symptoms. Autonomic dysregulation has been demonstrated in several …

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Recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome after treatments given in the PACE trial

Abstract: BACKGROUND: A multi-centre, four-arm trial (the PACE trial) found that rehabilitative cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and graded exercise therapy …

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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome as a clinically important subgroup of chronic fatigue syndrome: further evidence for central nervous system dysfunctioning

In this issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine, Lewis and colleagues [1] provide compelling data for a novel subgroup within …

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Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Nurse led self-help treatments for people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME) have been shown to be effective in …

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Acute psychosocial stress-mediated changes in the expression and methylation of perforin in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Perforin (PRF1) is essential for immune surveillance and studies report decreased perforin in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), an illness potentially associated …

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Inflammatory and oxidative and nitrosative stress cascades as new drug targets in myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and chronic fatigue (CF) are distinct diagnostic categories with regard to clinical symptoms, severity …

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A review of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction has been found in a high proportion of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients and includes …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome following infections in adolescents

Abstract: PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the recent epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of postinfectious chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in adolescents. …

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Association of monoamine-synthesizing genes with the depression tendency and personality in chronic fatigue syndrome patients

Abstract: AIMS: Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and GTP cyclohydrolase I (GCH) are the rate-limiting enzymes for the biosynthesis of catecholamines and …

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Humoral and cellular immune responses after influenza vaccination in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a clinical condition characterized by severe and disabling fatigue that is medically unexplained …

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