Abstract:
In this month’s issue, we report a survey of members of the Association of British Neurologists, which asked if they viewed chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as a neurological condition–84% of respondents did not. This is at odds with current classification in ICD-10. We discuss the difficulties of classifying CFS and myalgic encephalopmeylitis (ME), including historical and sociological factors, the pitfalls of the physical/psychological dichotomy and why classification matters to doctors and patients.
Source: Wojcik W, Armstrong D, Kanaan R. Chronic fatigue syndrome: labels, meanings and consequences. J Psychosom Res. 2011 Jun;70(6):500-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.02.002. Epub 2011 Apr 9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21624573