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The Family Response Questionnaire: a new scale to assess the responses of family members to people with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Family responses to patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may influence the course of the disorder and family …

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Familial corticosteroid-binding globulin deficiency due to a novel null mutation: association with fatigue and relative hypotension

Abstract: Corticosteroid-binding globulin is a 383-amino acid glycoprotein that serves a hormone transport role and may have functions related to …

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Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome, and the effects of low-dose hydrocortisone therapy

Abstract: These neuroendocrine studies were part of a series of studies testing the hypotheses that 1) there may be reduced …

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Autoantibodies to a 68/48 kDa protein in chronic fatigue syndrome and primary fibromyalgia: a possible marker for hypersomnia and cognitive disorders

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To identify antinuclear antibodies (ANA) specific for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and in related conditions such as fibromyalgia …

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Serum concentrations of some metals and steroids in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome with reference to neurological and cognitive abnormalities

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome is defined by the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control (Atlanta, GA, USA) as debilitating fatigue lasting …

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Frequency of attendance in general practice and symptoms before development of chronic fatigue syndrome: a case-control study

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) research has concentrated on infective, immunological, and psychological causes. Illness behaviour has received less …

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Mercury and nickel allergy: risk factors in fatigue and autoimmunity

Abstract: This study examined the presence of hypersensitivity to dental and environmental metals in patients with clinical disorders complicated with …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: neurological findings may be related to blood–brain barrier permeability

Abstract: Despite volumes of international research, the etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remains elusive. There is, however, considerable evidence that CFS …

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Common etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity via elevated nitric oxide/peroxynitrite

Abstract: Three types of overlap occur among the disease states chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and posttraumatic …

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Metal-specific lymphocytes: biomarkers of sensitivity in man

Abstract: Many patients attribute their health problems to amalgam and other dental metals. In genetically susceptible indviduals, mercury and gold …

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