Tag Archives: adolescents
Poor self-esteem found in adolescents with CFS
Research abstract: Background: The self and self-experience are often assumed to play an important role in adolescent patients presenting with severe somatic symptoms and bodily distress. Nonetheless, most empirical work on this subject is confined to studies of personality and … Continue reading
Clonidine has little effect on autonomic cardiovascular & orthostatic symptoms in adolescents with CFS
Research abstract: Background: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a common and disabling condition in adolescence with few treatment options. A central feature of CFS is orthostatic intolerance and abnormal autonomic cardiovascular control characterized by sympathetic predominance. We hypothesized that symptoms … Continue reading
Children with CFS use more of their brain to concentrate
Research abstract: The ability to divide one’s attention deteriorates in patients with childhood chronic fatigue syndrome (CCFS). We conducted a study using a dual verbal task to assess allocation of attentional resources to two simultaneous activities (picking out vowels and … Continue reading
Poor quality of life in young people with ME/CFS
An ME Research UK article comments on the recent research in Norway into adolescents with CFS: For such a devastating illness, there is surprisingly little information in the scientific literature about patients’ experiences of living with ME/CFS day-to-day. The few … Continue reading
The impact of CFS on cognitive functioning in adolescents
Research abstract: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by persistent fatigue and severe disability. Most adolescent patients report attention and concentration problems, with subsequent poor performance at school. This study investigated the impact of CFS on intellectual capacity by (1) … Continue reading
Defining recovery in children
Research abstract: Aims: To describe how recovery from paediatric CFS/ME is defined, how many children recover and how long it takes. Methods: We conducted detailed literature searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo and the Cochrane library, searched trial registration sites, contacted … Continue reading
Cognitive dysfunction in adolescents with chronic fatigue
Research abstract: OBJECTIVE: To compare cognitive function in adolescents with chronic fatigue with cognitive function in healthy controls (HC). STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Paediatric department at Oslo University Hospital, Norway. PARTICIPANTS: 120 adolescents with chronic fatigue (average age 15.4 … Continue reading
Large percentage of CFS patients respond to anti viral therapy
Excerpt from article by Theodore Henderson, MD, PhD: My clinical work has focused on the viral and immunological pathogenesis of CFS/ME. In my clinic, I have treated over 200 adults and over 30 adolescents with what the IOM now says … Continue reading
Are the Canadian guidelines a useful diagnostic tool for teenagers?
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
