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Attributions and self-esteem in depression and chronic fatigue syndromes

Abstract: There is considerable overlap in symptomatology between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and affective disorder. We report a comparison of …

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Neurasthenia in the 1980s: chronic mononucleosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and anxiety and depressive disorders

Abstract: In the 1980s, patients suffering from unexplained fatigue and what seemed like a prolonged attack of acute mononucleosis were …

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Isolation of human herpesvirus-6 from clinical specimens using human fibroblast cultures

Abstract: The isolation and characterization of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) has been hindered by the lack of cell lines useful for …

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Severe chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection syndrome and adenovirus type-2 infection

Abstract: Four patients from 4 to 24 years of age (3 males, 1 female) with generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and intermittent …

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Patient management of post-viral fatigue syndrome

Abstract: A case definition for post-viral fatigue syndrome is proposed within which various subgroups of patients exist. Any one treatment …

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Usefulness of a standard battery of laboratory tests in investigating chronic fatigue in adults

Abstract: Twenty-two adults with chronic fatigue were studied to determine the clinical usefulness of commonly applied laboratory tests. Subjects with …

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Postviral syndrome–how can a diagnosis be made? A study of patients undergoing a Monospot test

Abstract: Eighty-nine of 150 patients having a Monospot test filled out a questionnaire about their illness, and the General Health …

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A flight surgeon’s personal view of an emerging illness

Abstract: The personal experience of a retired Air Force flight surgeon and instrument-rated civilian pilot with an illness that has …

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What’s new in human herpesvirus-6? Clinical immunopathology of the HHV-6 infection

Abstract: Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), formerly known as human B-lymphotropic virus (HBLV), was first isolated in 1986 from patients with lymphoproliferative …

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis: postviral fatigue and the heart

Note: This letter appeared in the November 11, 1989 issue of the British Medical Journal.   SIR, The controversial subject …

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