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Chronic fatigue syndrome: a hypothesis focusing on the autonomic nervous system

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a debilitating illness of unknown aetiology, with estimated levels of prevalence of up to about …

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Low levels of serum acylcarnitine in chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic hepatitis type C, but not seen in other diseases

Abstract: Recently, we found a serum acylcarnitine (ACR) deficiency in Japanese patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). To clarify whether this ACR …

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Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate deficiency in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition of unknown etiology, characterized by a persistent debilitating fatigue, the muscle-related symptoms and …

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Autonomic neuropathies

Abstract: A limited autonomic neuropathy may underlie some unusual clinical syndromes, including the postural tachycardia syndrome, pseudo-obstruction syndrome, heat intolerance, …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome in psychiatric patients: lifetime and premorbid personal history of physical health

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This preliminary report compares a group of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients and controls on several variables of potential significance …

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Decreased immunoreactive beta-endorphin in mononuclear leucocytes from patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate beta-endorphin concentrations in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). METHODS: Sixteen …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome differs from fibromyalgia. No evidence for elevated substance P levels in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: Levels of substance P were determined in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 15 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). All values …

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Assessing illness representations of chronic illness: explorations of their disease-specific nature

Abstract: Elaborating on the five-dimensional structure of illness representation, as described in the self-regulation model of Leventhal (1980), the present …

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Exploring the validity of the Chalder Fatigue scale in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: The Chalder fatigue scale is widely used to measure physical and mental fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome patients, but the constructs …

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The in vitro immunomodulatory effects of glyconutrients on peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: In humans, eight monosaccharides are required for the synthesis of glycoproteins. Dietary supplements that supply these crucial sugars are …

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