Fatigue - Drug therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To systematically review evidence bearing on the management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS: The authors analyzed studies from 1998 to 2007 to update the 1999 practice parameter. Topics covered in this ... Read more...

[Pharmaceutical treatment of cancer-associated fatigue--a survey of a Cochrane review]

19 Sep 2009 The data and the conclusions of the Cochrane review of drug therapy for the management of cancer related fatigue (CRF) is analysed and summarized in this report. Overall, data is weakened substantially by a high degree of heterogeneity that stems ... Read more...

Fatigue in sarcoidosis: a systematic review.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Several studies have investigated fatigue among sarcoidosis patients. The purpose of this review is to analyze published data on the assessment, prevalence, etiology, and treatment of sarcoidosis-associated fatigue. RECENT ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fatigue - Drug therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. 11 Oct 2009
• [Pharmaceutical treatment of cancer-associated fatigue--a survey of a Cochrane review] 19 Sep 2009
• Fatigue in sarcoidosis: a systematic review. 30 Aug 2009
• Improvement in hemoglobin levels in patients with ankylosing spondylitis treated with infliximab. 13 Aug 2009
• Effect of modafinil on subjective fatigue in multiple sclerosis and stroke patients. 5 Aug 2009
• Protective effects of hydroalcoholic extract from rhizomes of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. on compensated right heart failure in rats. 3 Aug 2009
• The influence of adaptogens on ultraweak biophoton emission: a pilot-experiment. 30 Jul 2009
• Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers. 30 Jun 2009
• Thyrotropin-releasing hormone can relieve cancer-related fatigue: hypothesis and preliminary observations. 29 Jun 2009
• Strategies to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of antidepressants: targeting residual symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• The effect of modafinil on cognitive function in breast cancer survivors. 13 Jun 2009
• Effects of calcium supplement therapy in women with premenstrual syndrome. 30 May 2009
• Is ginseng an ergogenic aid? 30 May 2009
• Use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents for the treatment of anaemia and related fatigue in a pregnant woman with HbH disease. 17 May 2009
• Artichoke leave extract for chronic hepatitis C - a pilot study. 6 May 2009
• A pilot study evaluating the safety and efficacy of modafinal for cancer-related fatigue. 29 Apr 2009
• Recurrent febrile syndromes: what a rheumatologist needs to know. 29 Apr 2009
• Common herb-drug interactions: what you should know. 29 Apr 2009
• Modafinil effects in multiple sclerosis patients with fatigue. 7 Apr 2009
• Effectiveness of guaraná (Paullinia cupana) for postradiation fatigue and depression: results of a pilot double-blind randomized study. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Fatigue'

Definition: The state of weariness following a period of exertion, mental or physical, characterized by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency to respond to stimuli.

Descriptor UI: D005221

Alternative terms: Fatigue; Lassitude;

Related Mesh Headings: Asthenia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.369;

Technical Notes: do not use for fatigue of isolated muscle fibers in physiol exper ( = MUSCLE FATIGUE)