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Is chronic fatigue syndrome associated with platelet activation?

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition that has no known aetiology or pathophysiology. Recent investigations by other workers …

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Sub-typing CFS patients on the basis of ‘minor’ symptoms

Abstract: The diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), an illness characterized by medically unexplained fatigue, depends on a clinical case definition representing …

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Does methylphenidate reduce the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome?

Abstract: PURPOSE: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a clinical entity consisting of prolonged and debilitating fatigue in which concentration disturbances are …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: During the past two decades, there has been heated debate about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) among researchers, practitioners, and …

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Diurnal excretion of urinary cortisol, cortisone, and cortisol metabolites in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to obtain comprehensive information on basal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity in chronic …

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The management of children with chronic fatigue syndrome-like illness in primary care: a cross-sectional study

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Most studies on children with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) have been undertaken in tertiary care and little is …

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Influence of melatonin on fatigue severity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and late melatonin secretion

Abstract: The effect of melatonin, a chronobiotic drug, was explored in 29 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Dim Light Melatonin …

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Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome with antibiotics: pilot study assessing the involvement of Coxiella burnetii infection

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine whether Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) is involved in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), we administered tetracycline antibiotics to subjects …

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Increase of free Mg2+ in the skeletal muscle of chronic fatigue syndrome patients

Abstract: In a previous study we evaluated muscle blood flow and muscle metabolism in patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). To …

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The act of diagnosis: pros and cons of labelling chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: BACKGROUND: One of the many controversies surrounding chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is the possible impact of the diagnostic label: …

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