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Chronic diffuse musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia and co-morbid unexplained clinical conditions

Abstract: This chapter reviews our current knowledge on the presence of overlapping syndromes in one form of chronic diffuse pain, …

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Differences between patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and with chronic fatigue at an infectious disease clinic in Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract: Background data were collected from patients presenting with fatigue at the clinic of infectious diseases at Huddinge University Hospital, …

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Comparing symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome in a community-based versus tertiary care sample

Abstract: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition characterized by six or more months of prolonged or relapsing, unexplained …

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Combination therapy with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone does not improve symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study

Abstract: PURPOSE: Chronic fatigue syndrome has been associated with decreased function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Although neurally mediated hypotension occurs …

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Ideal versus reality: physicians perspectives on patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia

Abstract: Encountering patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or fibromyalgia can cause dilemmas for physicians due to the uncertainty inherent …

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Functional status, neuropsychological functioning, and mood in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): relationship to psychiatric disorder

Abstract: Individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) face chronic physical debilitation, reduced neuropsychological functioning, and changes in emotional well-being that …

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Observer independent analysis of cerebral glucose metabolism in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To evaluate cerebral glucose metabolism, assessed by 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome …

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Experimental evidence for interpretive but not attention biases towards somatic information in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study tested whether CFS patients have an attentional information processing bias for illness-related information and a tendency …

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Mark Twain and his family’s health: Livy Clemens’ neurasthenia in the gilded age and chronic fatigue syndrome of today

Abstract: Our purpose is to compare and contrast the 19th century diagnosis and disease neurasthenia with the contemporary illness known …

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An approach to chronic fatigue syndrome in adults

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The neurologist is often asked to evaluate patients with a chief complaint of fatigue. Many neurologists do not …

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