Multi-source synthesis of data to inform health policy
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To propose a new method for comparing and integrating original qualitative data with systematic reviews of quantitative and …
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Pervasive refusal syndrome
Abstract: We report here on a case of severe pervasive refusal syndrome. This is of interest for three reasons. Firstly, …
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EEG spectral coherence data distinguish chronic fatigue syndrome patients from healthy controls and depressed patients–a case control study
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest central nervous system involvement in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), yet there are no established diagnostic …
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Nitric oxide modulation in protective role of antidepressants against chronic fatigue syndrome in mice
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to elucidate the possible nitric oxide (NO) mechanism in the protective …
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Reliability and validity of Short Form 36 Version 2 to measure health perceptions in a sub-group of individuals with fatigue
Abstract: PURPOSE: To determine the validity and reliability of Short Form 36 Version 2 (SF36v2) in sub-groups of individuals with …
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Increased tenderness in the left third intercostal space in adult patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis: a controlled study
Abstract: A clinical sign has not thus far been associated with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). The present study involved systematic clinical …
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Mitochondrial enzymes discriminate between mitochondrial disorders and chronic fatigue syndrome
Abstract: We studied the extent of mitochondrial involvement in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and investigated whether measurement of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex …
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Chronic fatigue syndrome in the media: a content analysis of newspaper articles
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Although cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise treatment are recognized evidence-based treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), their …
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No evidence of murine-like gammaretroviruses in CFS patients previously identified as XMRV-infected
Abstract: Members of the gammaretroviruses–such as murine leukemia viruses (MLVs), most notably XMRV [xenotropic murine leukemia virus (X-MLV)-related virus–have been …
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Chronic fatigue syndrome: labels, meanings and consequences
Abstract: In this month’s issue, we report a survey of members of the Association of British Neurologists, which asked if …
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