…of CFS. Source: Grafman J, Johnson R Jr, Scheffers M. Cognitive and mood-state changes in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Rev Infect Dis. 1991 Jan-Feb;13 Suppl 1:S45-52. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1850543 …
…even peoples in general society world wide. The pathogenesis of CFS is still remains to be clarified and clinico-pathological difference between CFS and mood disorder is controversial. In this paper,…
…experienced specific symptoms. A factor analysis of the symptom data yielded four components: emotional distress; fatigue; somatic symptoms; and cognitive difficulty. Emotional disturbance is a common feature of the disorder…
Abstract: PURPOSE: To report the prevalence, clinical features, and diagnostic associations of the proposed chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in a cohort of patients with chronic fatigue and to assess the…
…the presence of abnormal cellular immunity, and 4) the clinical utility of immunoglobulin therapy. Non-duplicated research has indicated 1) hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction, 2) abnormalities on magnetic resonance images of the…
…clinician. This article describes the diagnostic criteria for CFS and fibromyalgia, and discusses the epidemiology, etiology, and management of these conditions. Source: Kulig JW. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia…
…exertion), psychiatric disorders, lifestyle derangements, drugs, and controversial entities (eg, chronic candidiasis, food allergies, environmental illness, and chronic fatigue syndrome). The most common diagnoses are psychiatric disorders, including mood, anxiety,…
…specific psychiatric diagnoses, derived from a comprehensive diagnostic interview, occurred less frequently. One questionnaire (Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale) found emotional distress in 93%, but the diagnostic instrument (Present State Examination)…
…formation. Psychiatric disorders frequently associated with fatigue are all forms of depression, somatization and anxiety disorders, chronic pain states and drug abuse among many others. In at least 2/3 of…
…The author presents two patients with seasonal affective disorder, who responded to phototherapy and had previously been diagnosed as CFS. Because of the consequences of treatment, seasonal and non seasonal…