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Basal activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome (neurasthenia)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Impairments in both basal activity and activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal axis (HPA) have been reported in chronic …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome–a disease entity or an unspecified psychosomatic disorder?

Abstract: In spite of its nature as an often severe and disabeling disease, it is still unclear, whether the Chronic …

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A comparison of salivary cortisol in chronic fatigue syndrome, community depression and healthy controls

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Previous studies reporting cortisol hyposecretion in chronic fatigue syndrome may have been confounded by venepuncture, fasting and hospitalisation. …

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Urinary free cortisol excretion in chronic fatigue syndrome, major depression and in healthy volunteers

Abstract: Urinary free cortisol excretion (UFC) was compared in 21 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), in 10 melancholic depressives …

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Chronic debilitating fatigue in Irish general practice: a survey of general practitioners’ experience

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Doctors are called upon to treat chronic debilitating fatigue without the help of a protocol of care. AIMS: …

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CD4 T lymphocytes from patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have decreased interferon-gamma production and increased sensitivity to dexamethasone

Abstract: A disturbed hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal gland axis and alterations at the immune system level have been observed in patients with chronic fatigue …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: relationships of self-ratings and actigraphy

Abstract: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a baffling disease potentially affecting millions of Americans. Self-rating scales were developed to assess this …

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High prevalence without reactivation of herpes virus 6 in subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder of unknown etiology. Some viruses have been associated with CFS etiology, …

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Comparison of heart rate variability in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and controls

Abstract: Recent studies have reported a close association between chronic fatigue syndrome and neurally mediated hypotension. We hypothesized that this …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome. Helping patients cope with this enigmatic illness

Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a recurring, debilitating illness complicated by the fact that its diagnosis is largely based on …

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