Epstein-Barr virus serology in the chronic fatigue syndrome
…patients exhibited higher titres in a combined assay for antibodies to the Restricted (R) and Diffuse (D) components of the Early Antigen complex than controls (P less than 0.001) but…
…patients exhibited higher titres in a combined assay for antibodies to the Restricted (R) and Diffuse (D) components of the Early Antigen complex than controls (P less than 0.001) but…
Abstract: There is no doubt that the chronic fatigue syndrome exists. It is a condition that is debilitating and of unknown cause. Research into chronic fatigue syndrome demonstrates possible psychiatric…
…criteria of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and were classified to be definite cases of CFS. The other patients were classified as probable cases. In order to clarify the role of…
…The fatigue can be disabling and is often made worse by physical activity. Some patients with this disorder have also been found to have highly characteristic immunologic abnormalities. Treatment can…
…reports are presented. Comment in: Chronic fatigue syndrome. [N J Med. 1992] Source: Simpson LO. Chronic tiredness and idiopathic chronic fatigue–a connection? N J Med. 1992 Mar;89(3):211-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1574202 …
…led to sharp differences in the therapeutic approach to individual patients. These challenges are compounded when the patient is an adolescent and intergenerational issues enter the picture. Two adolescent cases…
…spectrum disorder (ASD).” In order to facilitate further research into this concept, we drafted seven interview modules, using the format of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID), designed to…
Abstract: The chronic fatigue syndrome is a disorder of unknown aetiology which is characterized by debilitating fatigue. Recent evidence has suggested that viruses may persist in the tissues of patients…
…clinical indicators, distinguishing between fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue syndrome. Source: Wysenbeek AJ, Shapira Y, Leibovici L. Primary fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue syndrome. Rheumatol Int. 1991;10(6):227-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2041979 …
…and control (244 microV.x 10(2) +/- 108 microV.s x 10(2) subjects. Twenty-four hour ambulatory ECGs revealed no differences in sinus rates and incidences of ventricular dysrhythmias in the two populations….