Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Vitamin D metabolites as clinical markers in autoimmune and chronic disease.

30 Aug 2009 Recent research has implicated vitamin D deficiency (serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D <50 nmol/L) with a number of chronic conditions, including autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and psoriasis, and chronic conditions such ... Read more...

When a parent is chronically ill: chronic fatigue syndrome.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Chronic illness may reshape not only the life of the ill parent but also that of the entire family, but research in this area remains limited. More specifically, little is known about how an ill parent and the family respond to a ... Read more...

The relationship of Fennell phases to symptoms among patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

18 Aug 2009 The Fennell Phase Inventory (FPI) is an instrument designed to measure phases of the illnesses known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). The current study explored how the FPI was related to physical and psychological ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Vitamin D metabolites as clinical markers in autoimmune and chronic disease. 30 Aug 2009
• [Immunologic disturbances can explain chronic fatigue syndrome. Biological findings point towards somatogenesis] 30 Aug 2009
• [Chronic fatigue syndrome--a useful diagnosis?] 30 Aug 2009
• [Chronic fatigue syndrome--more than just chronic fatigue] 30 Aug 2009
• When a parent is chronically ill: chronic fatigue syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
• The relationship of Fennell phases to symptoms among patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. 18 Aug 2009
• [Unclear conditions--common mechanisms?] 11 Aug 2009
• [Patients' experience with treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome] 9 Jun 2009
• Prevalence of fibromyalgia in a low socioeconomic status population. 6 Jun 2009
• Gene expression in peripheral blood leukocytes in monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue: no evidence of a biomarker. 3 Jun 2009
• Psychiatric comorbidity in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome identified from the Georgia population. 2 May 2009
• Chronic fatigue syndrome and high allostatic load: results from a population-based case-control study in Georgia. 2 May 2009
• A comparison of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome in two "ideologically" contrasting clinics. 29 Apr 2009
• [Fatigue] 27 Apr 2009
• Chronic fatigue in Gulf War veterans: should it be treated as chronic fatigue syndrome? 21 Apr 2009
• [Expert--but on what?] 24 Mar 2009
• Lower ambulatory blood pressure in chronic fatigue syndrome. 15 Mar 2009
• Brain dysfunction behind functional symptoms: neuroimaging and somatoform, conversive, and dissociative disorders. 27 Feb 2009
• Use of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) for assessment of personality in chronic fatigue syndrome. 27 Feb 2009
• Fibromyalgia: pathogenetic, diagnostic and therapeutic concerns. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic'

Definition: A syndrome characterized by persistent or recurrent fatigue, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances, and subjective cognitive impairment of 6 months duration or longer. Symptoms are not caused by ongoing exertion; are not relieved by rest; and result in a substantial reduction of previous levels of occupational, educational, social, or personal activities. Minor alterations of immune, neuroendocrine, and autonomic function may be associated with this syndrome. There is also considerable overlap between this condition and FIBROMYALGIA. (From Semin Neurol 1998;18(2):237-42; Ann Intern Med 1994 Dec 15;121(12): 953-9)

Descriptor UI: D015673

Alternative terms: Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic; Encephalomyelitis, Myalgic; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chronic Fatigue Syndromes; Fatigue Syndromes, Chronic; Fatigue Syndrome, Postviral; Fatigue Syndromes, Postviral; Postviral Fatigue Syndromes; Syndromes, Postviral Fatigue; Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Chronic Fatigue Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndromes; Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Chronic; Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndromes, Chronic; Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia; Syndromes, Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia; Infectious Mononucleosis-Like Syndrome, Chronic; Infectious Mononucleosis Like Syndrome, Chronic; Royal Free Disease; Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome; Chronic Fatigue Disorder; Chronic Fatigue Disorders; Disorders, Chronic Fatigue; Fatigue Disorder, Chronic; Fatigue Disorders, Chronic; Myalgic Encephalomyelitis; Postviral Fatigue Syndrome;

Related Mesh Headings: Fibromyalgia;

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; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C02.330; C05.651.310; C10.228.440.600; C10.668.364;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: a clinical entity: do not confuse with "chronic fatigue" ( = FATIGUE (IM) + CHRONIC DISEASE (NIM)); DF: CFIDS