Chronic fatigue syndrome: a 20th century illness?
Abstract: The chronic fatigue syndrome has become the fin de siècle illness, now getting similar attention to that of neurasthenia, which dominated …
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Increased concentrations of homocysteine in the cerebrospinal fluid in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome
Abstract: Twelve outpatients, all women, who fulfilled the criteria for both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome were rated on 15 items of …
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Cytokine production by adherent and non-adherent mononuclear cells in chronic fatigue syndrome
Abstract: It has been suggested that cytokines play a role in certain clinical manifestations of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In this study …
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Double-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of intravenous gammaglobulin for the management of chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents
Abstract: A double blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in 71 adolescents aged 11-18 years. Inclusion in the trial required …
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Electron microscopic immunocytological profiles in chronic fatigue syndrome
Abstract: Structures consistent in size, shape and character with various stages of a Lentivirus replicative cycle were observed by electron …
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Gender differences in host defense mechanisms
Abstract: Extensive studies in both humans and animals have shown that females express enhanced levels of immunoreactivity compared to males. …
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Somatomedin C (insulin-like growth factor I) levels in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disorder clinically quite similar to fibromyalgia syndrome, and it is of interest to examine if …
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Sudden vs gradual onset of chronic fatigue syndrome differentiates individuals on cognitive and psychiatric measures
Abstract: To examine the influence of mode of illness onset on psychiatric status and neuropsychological performance, 36 patients with CFS …
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Neuroendocrine correlates of chronic fatigue syndrome: a brief review
Abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome remains one of the more perplexing syndromes in contemporary clinical medicine. One approach to understanding this condition …
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Precipitating factors for the chronic fatigue syndrome
Abstract: The etiology of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is unknown but it is usually considered to be postinfectious or postviral. Many …
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