Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Randomized controlled study on influence of acupuncture for life quality of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome]

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To observe effects of acupuncture on quality of life of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). METHODS: Randomized, controlled and single-blinded study method was used, 70 cases were divided into an observation group and a control ... Read more...

Infection, vaccination, and autoantibodies in chronic fatigue syndrome, cause or coincidence?

30 Aug 2009 Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a heterogeneous syndrome of unknown etiology and physiopathology. CFS patients complain about disabling fatigue, depression, difficulty with memory, and concomitant skeletal and muscular pain. Interestingly enough, ... Read more...

Autoantibodies, polymorphisms in the serotonin pathway, and human leukocyte antigen class II alleles in chronic fatigue syndrome: are they associated with age at onset and specific symptoms?

30 Aug 2009 This study aimed to determine the influence of autoantibodies, polymorphisms in the serotonin pathway, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes on age at chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) onset and symptoms. Eighty-one CFS patients were ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Virology. Chronic fatigue and prostate cancer: a retroviral connection? 7 Oct 2009
• [Randomized controlled study on influence of acupuncture for life quality of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome] 29 Sep 2009
• Infection, vaccination, and autoantibodies in chronic fatigue syndrome, cause or coincidence? 30 Aug 2009
• Autoantibodies, polymorphisms in the serotonin pathway, and human leukocyte antigen class II alleles in chronic fatigue syndrome: are they associated with age at onset and specific symptoms? 30 Aug 2009
• 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
• An assessment of prospective memory retrieval in women with chronic fatigue syndrome using a virtual-reality environment: an initial study. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of medications by people with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy persons: a population-based study of fatiguing illness in Georgia. 18 Jul 2009
• Do sauna therapy and exercise act by raising the availability of tetrahydrobiopterin? 3 Jul 2009
• Pharmacological treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome: focusing on the role of antidepressants. 29 Jun 2009
• Increased d-lactic Acid intestinal bacteria in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. 29 Jun 2009
• Chronic fatigue syndrome after infectious mononucleosis in adolescents. 29 Jun 2009
• Exploratory analysis of the relationships between aerobic capacity and self-reported fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. 29 Jun 2009
• Hip flexor fatigue limits walking in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. 29 Jun 2009
• Clinical impact of B-cell depletion with the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab in chronic fatigue syndrome: a preliminary case series. 29 Jun 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