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GPs’ attitudes to a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Sufferers continue to be misrepresented

Comment on: General practitioners’ attitudes to patients with a self diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis. [BMJ. 1995]   EDITOR,-Shonagh Scott and colleagues’ …

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The pathogenesis of chronic pain and fatigue syndromes, with special reference to fibromyalgia

Abstract: Syndromes characterized by chronic pain and fatigue have been described in the medical literature for centuries. Fibromyalgia is the …

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Absence of parvovirus B19 infection in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the presence of infection with parvovirus B19 in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who also had rheumatologic …

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: a clinical and laboratory study with a well matched control group

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation between severity of complaints, laboratory data and psychological parameters in patients with chronic fatigue …

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Fibromyalgia syndrome and myofascial pain syndrome. Do they exist?

Abstract: “It is in the healing business that the temptations of junk science are the strongest and the controls against …

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the chronic fatigue syndrome: normal virus load in blood and normal immunologic reactivity in the EBV regression assay

Abstract: The etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is unknown. Some patients have high antibody titers to viral capsid antigen …

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Functional capacity evaluations of persons with chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome

Abstract: Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) is estimated to affect 2 to 5 million people in the United States. …

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The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) psychometric qualities of an instrument to assess fatigue

Abstract: The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) is a 20-item self-report instrument designed to measure fatigue. It covers the following dimensions: …

Is neurally mediated hypotension an unrecognised cause of chronic fatigue?

Abstract: Neurally mediated hypotension is now recognised as a common cause of otherwise unexplained recurrent syncope, but has not been …

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Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infection as a Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Travelers to Tropical Countries

Although for research purposes the clinical definition of the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is well established, many aspects of this …

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