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Identifying physical activity patterns in chronic fatigue syndrome using actigraphic assessment

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Changes in physical activity are thought to play an important role in maintaining symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The …

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Victimization in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia in tertiary care: a controlled study on prevalence and characteristics

Abstract: The authors studied the prevalence and characteristics of different forms of victimization in 95 patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS) …

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Diagnose and be damned. Corroboration is important when children’s illnesses are diagnosed

EDITOR—Marcovitch’s arguments about treatment of the chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) in children are illogical.1 He writes of the “hatchet job” …

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Ruscus aculeatus (butcher’s broom) as a potential treatment for orthostatic hypotension, with a case report

Abstract: CONTEXT: Chronic orthostatic hypotension (OH) is frequently a severely debilitating disease that affects large groups of the population with …

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Hormonal responses to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disease characterized by severe, unexplained fatigue and postexertional exacerbation of symptoms. We …

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Fludrocortisone acetate to treat neurally mediated hypotension in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: CONTEXT: Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are more likely than healthy persons to develop neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) in response …

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Fatigue in disease-free cancer patients compared with fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: The goal of our work was to assess fatigue in disease-free cancer patients with help of a validated fatigue …

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Doing things with illness. The micro politics of the CFS clinic

Abstract: This paper focuses on lay and professional ideas about the nature of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and in particular, …

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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and morphometry of the hippocampus in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Seven patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) were matched with ten healthy control subjects of similar age. Hippocampal volume, …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: an examination of the phases

Abstract: The present study examined the Fennell Phase Inventory, an instrument designed to measure the phases typically experienced by individuals …

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