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ME, CFS & SEID: three distinct clinical entities?
Article abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease: Three Distinct Clinical Entities, by Frank N M Twisk in Open Access Challenges 2018, 9(1), 19 [Published: 13 April 2018] Many researchers consider chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to be a synonym … Continue reading
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Tagged case definitions, clinical guidelines, diagnosis, diagnostic criteria, Frank Twisk, Systemic exertion Intolerance Disease
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SEID diagnostic criteria applied on an adolescent CFS cohort
Research abstract: Systemic exertion intolerance disease diagnostic criteria applied on an adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome cohort: evaluation of subgroup differences and prognostic utility, by Tarjei Tørre Asprusten, Dag Sulheim, Even Fagermoen, Anette Winger, Eva Skovlund, Vegard Bruun Wyller in BMJ Paediatrics … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, Anette Winger, Dag Sulheim, diagnostic criteria, Eva Skovlund, Even Fagermoen, NorCAPITAL project, SEID, Systemic exertion Intolerance Disease, Tarjei Tørre Asprusten, teenagers, Vegard Bruun Wyller
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Are current CFS criteria diagnosing different disease phenotypes?
Research abstract: Are current chronic fatigue syndrome criteria diagnosing different disease phenotypes? by Laura Maclachlan, Stuart Watson, Peter Gallagher, Andreas Finkelmeyer, Leonard A. Jason, Madison Sunnquist, Julia L. Newton, in PLoS ONE 12(10) [Published: October 20, 2017] Importance: Chronic fatigue syndrome … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomic testing, diagnostic criteria, Laura Maclachlan, Madison L Sunnquist, Peter Gallagher, phenotypes, Prof Andreas Finkelmeyer, Prof Julia Newton, Prof Leonard Jason, Stuart Watson
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Video lecture on clinical case definitions by Prof Jason
Youtube video published 17 March 2017: Leonard Jason’s Presentation on Case Definitions to European Network The issue of research and clinical case definitions were discussed in this 30 min March 2-017 talk, and then the European scientists asked questions for the remaining 30 … Continue reading
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Patients diagnosed with ME/CFS also fit SEID criteria
Research abstract: Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) remains undiagnosed in up to 91% of patients. Recently, the United States-based Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed new diagnostic criteria, naming it systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID). Purpose: We examined how subjects fit SEID criteria … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Consensus Criteria, diagnostic criteria, International Consensus Criteria, SEID, Systemic exertion Intolerance Disease
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Prof Holgate on why a broad definition should be used as a starting point in MEGA study
MEGA petition update, by Prof Stephen Holgate, 14 October 2016: Why broad definition should be used as a starting point Several of the patient/public concerns seem to relate to the worry that firstly severe disease will not be included or that … Continue reading
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Patient perceptions regarding possible changes to the name & criteria for CFS & ME
Research article abstract: For decades, researchers and patients have been debating the terms and criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). This has led to considerable difficulties in clearly communicating to the public the nature of these … Continue reading
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ME/CFS history, diagnostic criteria & prevalence – new e-book
E-book by Mary Gloria C. Njoku, 1 Sep 2016: Myalgic, Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: History, Diagnostic Criteria and Prevalence ISBN: 978-1-4689-7326-6 Foreword by Prof Leonard Jason Overview: This work is a comprehensive review of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) studies that were … Continue reading
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Is FM a danger to ME/CFS?
Health rising blog post by Cort Johnson, 5 June: Is Fibromyalgia a danger to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? Extract: Sharing similar symptoms with a much larger disease could be problematic if the two diseases are not precisely differentiated. Not only … Continue reading
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