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One single diagnosis, bodily distress syndrome, succeeded to capture 10 diagnostic categories of functional somatic syndromes and somatoform disorders

Abstract: BACKGROUND: In order to clarify the classification of physical complaints not attributable to verifiable, conventionally defined diseases, a new …

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Sex differences in plasma prolactin response to tryptophan in chronic fatigue syndromepatients with and without comorbid fibromyalgia

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Some think chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are variants of the same illness process. This would imply that …

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Postinfectious and chronic fatigue syndromes: clinical experience from a tertiary-referral centre in Norway

Abstract: BACKGROUND: We aimed to compare patients reporting acute infection with those reporting no infection at onset of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). …

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A discourse analytic study of ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) sufferers’ experiences of interactions with doctors

Abstract: The aetiology, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of ME/CFS are controversial. Doctors and sufferers often have opposing perspectives, leading to …

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An investigation of victimization and the clinical course of chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Medically unexplained syndromes, including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), have been associated with victimization in childhood and adulthood. The purpose …

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A new hypothesis of chronic fatigue syndrome: co-conditioning theory

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness characterized by a profound, disabling, and unexplained sensation of fatigue lasting at least …

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Severity of symptom flare after moderate exercise is linked to cytokine activity in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients often report symptom flare (SF) for >24 h after moderate exercise (post-ex). We hypothesized …

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A retrospective review of the sleep characteristics in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia

Abstract: This study characterizes findings on sleep testing and Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) markers in a group of patients with …

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A functional polymorphism in the disrupted-in schizophrenia 1 gene is associated with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: AIMS: Disrupted-in schizophrenia 1 (DISC1), identified in a pedigree with a familial psychosis with the chromosome translocation (1:11), is …

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Longitudinal MRI shows no cerebral abnormality in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: MRI has previously provided conflicting results when used to search for brain abnormalities in sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome …

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