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We have over 7,000 research abstracts in our library, as well as articles, news items, and press releases. You can search the library by topic, keywords, author, or date. You can also search categories and tags.

Comparison of coxsackie B neutralisation and enteroviral PCR in chronic fatigue patients

Abstract: Coxsackie B enteroviruses have been implicated repeatedly as agents associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The objective of this …

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Patients with a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis

Comment in: Patients with a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis. [BMJ. 1995]   EDITOR,-Myalgic encephalomyelitis is most commonly related to an …

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Chronic fatigue and the chronic fatigue syndrome: prevalence in a Pacific Northwest health care system

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To investigate the point prevalence of the chronic fatigue syndrome and unexplained debilitating chronic fatigue in a community-based …

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African green monkey origin of the atypical cytopathic ‘stealth virus’ isolated from a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: BACKGROUND: A cytomegalovirus-like ‘stealth virus’ had previously been isolated from a patient with the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). OBJECTIVE: …

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“Abnormal” illness behaviour in chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple sclerosis

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of abnormal illness behaviour in patients with a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. DESIGN: A …

Cognitive functioning and magnetic resonance imaging in chronic fatigue

Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study examines whether cognitive dysfunction in chronic fatigue may be accounted for by depression and anxiety or …

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Does high ‘action-proneness’ make people more vulnerable to chronic fatigue syndrome? A controlled psychometric study

Abstract: Degree of premorbid ‘action-proneness’ was measured, using a self-administered questionnaire, in 35 patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), all the …

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Physical symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are exacerbated by the stress of Hurricane Andrew

Abstract: This study examined the effects of Hurricane Andrew on physical symptoms and functional impairments in a sample of chronic fatigue …

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Don’t worry about the label. Diagnose underlying perpetuating factors in chronic fatigue syndrome

When patients walk through your door and declare they have “chronic fatigue syndrome” (CFS), they could well be chronically fatigued …

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A clinical study of chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study examines the hypothesis that more recently ill patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) might have different characteristics from …

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