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NICE draft ME/CFS guideline – diagnose after 3 months if 4 key symptoms persist
NICE draft ME/CFS guideline advice on diagnosis The draft NICE guideline is open for consultation until December 22nd 2020. Contact the helpline or use the contact form on this website with your comments for inclusion in the WAMES response. … Continue reading
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The case of CFS-ME
The case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Leonard A Jason, Joseph Cotler, Shaun Bhatia, Madison Sunnquist, Chapter 17: Chronic Illness, pp 228-241 in Handbook of Research Methods in Health Psychology Nov 2020 Prof Leonard Jason’s team have contributed a chapter … Continue reading
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Factors affecting the characterization of Post-Exertional Malaise derived from patient input
Factors affecting the characterization of Post-Exertional Malaise derived from patient input by Carly S Holtzman, Claire Fisher, Shaun Bhatia, Leonard A Jason, in Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Vol. 13 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. Research abstract: … Continue reading
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Systematic review & meta-analysis of the prevalence of CFS/ME
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) by Eun-Jin Lim, Yo-Chan Ahn, Eun-Su Jang, Si-Woo Lee, Su-Hwa Lee & Chang-Gue Son in Journal of Translational Medicine vol 18, no. 100, 24 Feb 2020 … Continue reading
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Cell-based blood biomarkers for ME/CFS
Cell-based blood biomarkers for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Daniel Missailidis, Oana Sanislav, Claire Y Allan, Sarah J Annesley, Paul R Fisher in Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(3), 1142; [doi.org/10.3390/ijms21031142] Research abstract: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) … Continue reading
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Tagged biomarker, Claire Y Allan, complex V, Daniel Missailidis, diagnosis, mitochondria, Oana Sanislav, Paul Fisher, Sarah Annesley, Seahorse XF analyser, TORC1
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Biomedical insights that inform the diagnosis of ME/CFS
Biomedical insights that inform the diagnosis of ME/CFS, by Brett A Lidbury, & Paul R Fisher, in Diagnostics 2020, 10(2), 92; [doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10020092] (This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomedical Insights that Inform the Diagnosis of ME/CFS) Editorial announcing … Continue reading
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The prevalence of pediatric ME/CFS in a community‑based sample
The prevalence of pediatric Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a community‑based sample, by Leonard A Jason, Ben Z Katz, Madison Sunnquist, Chelsea Torres, Joseph Cotler & Shaun Bhatia in Child & Youth Care Forum, 23 January 2020 [doi.org/10.1007/s10566-019-09543-3] Research … Continue reading
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Minireview for CFS & its medical attention recently
Minireview for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and its medical attention recently, by Chang-Gue Son in J Korean Med. 2019;40(4):84-90 [http://dx.doi.org/10.13048/jkm.19043] Review abstract: Objectives: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating illness impairing seriously quality of life, while CFS would be … Continue reading
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ME/CFS: investigating care practices pointed out to disparities in diagnosis & treatment across European Union
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Investigating care practices pointed out to disparities in diagnosis and treatment across European Union Elin B Strand, Luis Nacul, Anne Marit Mengshoel, Ingrid B Helland, Patricia Grabowski, Angelika Krumina, Jose Alegre-Martin, Magdalena Efrim-Budisteanu, Slobodan Sekulic, … Continue reading
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Assessing CFS: self-reported physical functioning & correlations with physical testing
Assessing chronic fatigue syndrome: Self-reported physical functioning and correlations with physical testing, by Jan Eyskens, Jela Illegems, Luc De Nil, Jo Nijs, Jarl K Kampen, Greta Moorkens in Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Vol 23, No. 3, Jul 2019, … Continue reading
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Tagged Checklist Individual Strength, diagnosis, Dr Greta Moorkens, Jan Eyskens, Jarl K Kampen, Jela Illegems, Luc De Nil, Prof Jo Nijs, SF-36, Short form 36, Stops Walking with Eyes Closed while performing a secondary Cognitive Task, SWECCT, Time Loaded Standing test, TLS test
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