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Varied presentation of ME/CFS & the needs for classification & clinician education: a case series
Varied presentation of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the needs for classification and clinician education: a case series, by Eva Martín-Martínez, & Mercedes Martín-Martínez in Clinical Therapeutics vol 41, issue 4, pages 619–624, April 2019 Abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome … Continue reading
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Tagged case study, diagnosis, Eva Martín-Martínez, medical education, medical training, Mercedes Martín-Martínez, subgroups
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ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia: definitions, similarities, & differences
ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: definitions, similarities, and differences, by Benjamin H Natelson in Clinical Therapeutics 2019 Article abstract: This commentary presents a simplified way of making the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) using the 1994 Centers for Disease … Continue reading
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Tagged diagnosis, Dr Benjamin Natelson, Fibromyalgia, FM
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The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children & adolescents: a commentary
The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children and adolescents: a commentary, by Keith J Geraghty and Charles Adeniji in Frontiers in Pediatrics [Preprint December 31, 2018] Article abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that causes … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, Charles Adeniji, children, diagnosis, Dr Keith Geraghty, epidemiology, paediatric ME, teenagers
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Association of T & NK cell phenotype with the diagnosis of ME/CFS
Research abstract: Association of T and NK cell phenotype with the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), by Jose Luis Rivas, Teresa Palencia, Guerau Fernández, Milagros Garcia in Front. Immunol., 09 May 2018 Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is … Continue reading
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Tagged diagnosis, Guerau Fernández, immune dysfunction, immunological profile, Jose Luis Rivas, Milagros Garcia, Natural Killer cells, NK cells, T regulatory cells, Teresa Palencia
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#TimeForUnrestWales – the struggle to get an accurate diagnosis
#TimeForUnrestWales a campaign for recognition of ME and health equality There is a Health and Social Care crisis for people with ME in Wales, starting with the struggle patients have to find an accurate diagnosis from doctors who understand ME. … Continue reading
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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Dr Byron Hyde and ‘the terrible tale of Amy Brown’
Amy Brown is the pseudonym of an English child whose story is recounted by Dr Byron Hyde, a Canadian doctor who has been actively researching and treating people with ME for decades. Dr Hyde describes the years 9 year old ‘Amy’ spent … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Brown, children, diagnosis, Dr Byron Hyde, enterovirus, Nightingale Research Foundation, paediatric ME, SEGAMI
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Incidence of ME/CFS among U.S. nurses
Research abstract: Incidence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in a large prospective cohort of U.S. nurses, by Natalia Palacios, Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Anthony L. Komaroff, Alberto Ascherio in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior [Published online: 18 May 2017] Background: The incidence … Continue reading
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Tagged diagnosis, incidence, Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Natalia Palacios, nurses, Prof Anthony Komaroff
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Differing case definitions point to the need for an accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS
Research article: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterised by unexplained and persistent or recurrent incapacitating fatigue accompanied by a variety of symptoms and substantial reductions in previous levels of occupational, educational, social and/or personal activity [1,2]. Given the absence … Continue reading
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Diagnosis & symptoms of CFS/ME in children in Norway
Research abstract: Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a complex condition. Causal factors are not established, although underlying psychological or immunological susceptibility has been proposed. We studied primary care diagnoses for children with CFS/ME, with children with another hospital … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, children, diagnosis, epidemiology, Inger J. Bakken, Norway, primary care, symptoms, teenagers
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