Tag Archives: Canadian guidelines

Comparing the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire with doctors’assessments

Posted on 01/26/2016 by wames

Research abstract: Background: Diagnostic assessment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is largely based on a two part process; screening patients who might meet criteria and following up this assessment with physicians’ clinical evaluation of a range … Continue reading →

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Are the Canadian guidelines a useful diagnostic tool for teenagers?

Posted on 02/18/2015 by wames

Research abstract Aim: The 2003 Canadian Consensus Criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are often assumed to suggest low-grade systemic inflammation, but have never been formally validated. This study explored the content validity of the Criteria in a sample of … Continue reading →

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Diagnostic criteria for CFS & ME

Posted on 10/28/2014 by wames

Abstract The current study had two objectives. (1) to compare objective and self-report measures in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) according to the 1994 Center for Disease Control (CDC) criteria, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and healthy controls, and … Continue reading →

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