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Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment reduces chronic fatigue
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion interventions in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). METHODS: A total of 133 CFS patients were randomized into acupuncture group (47 cases), warm-needling group (44 cases) and non-acupoint … Continue reading
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Relaxation therapy and CFS & FM
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To establish the effects of relaxation therapy on autonomic function, pain, fatigue and daily functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia. METHOD: A systematic literature study was performed. Using specific keywords related to fibromyalgia or chronic … Continue reading
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Tagged autogenic training, autonomic functioning, fatigue, Fibromyalgia, imagery, pain, relaxation, visualisation
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Do MS & ME/CFS co-exist in the same patients?
Research abstract INTRODUCTION: Fatigue is a major cause of disability and handicap in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. The management of this common problem is often difficult. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) is another common cause of fatigue which is prevalent in … Continue reading
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Prolonged fatigue [CFS] & cytokines post-West Nile Virus infection in USA
Simon McGrath comments on a research paper: Evaluation of Prolonged Fatigue Post–West Nile Virus Infection and Association of Fatigue with Elevated Antiviral and Proinflammatory Cytokines Extract: 31% of the cohort were fatigued at follow-up (44/140) and “Of those with fatigue … Continue reading
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Tagged cytokines, fatigue, PEM, Post-exertional malaise, Simon McGrath, West Nile fever
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Fatigue in OI subgroup improves with modafinil
Abstract Many patients who suffer from orthostatic intolerance (OI) may also have severe fatigue and extreme exercise intolerance. In some of these patients, fatigue may be so severe that they are unable to maintain employment. In some, even the activities … Continue reading
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Tagged fatigue, modafinil, OI, orthostatic intolerance
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Decreased basal ganglia function and relationship to fatigue in CFS
Abstract Reduced basal ganglia function has been associated with fatigue in neurologic disorders, as well as in patients exposed to chronic immune stimulation. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been shown to exhibit symptoms suggestive of decreased basal ganglia … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew H Miller, Decreased basal ganglia function, fatigue, fMRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and fatigue review
Abstract Fatigue is often described by patients as a lack of energy, mental or physical tiredness, diminished endurance, and prolonged recovery after physical activity. Etiologic mechanisms underlying fatigue are not well understood; however, fatigue is a hallmark symptom of mitochondrial … Continue reading
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Tagged ATP, carnitine, Coenzyme Q10, fatigue, mitochondrial dysfunction
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Cognitive dysfunction causes fatigue and depression in ME/CFS
Abstract Background Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized by persistent emotional, mental, and physical fatigue accompanied by a range of neurological, autonomic, neuroendocrine, immune, and sleep problems. Research has shown that psychosocial factors such as anxiety and depression as … Continue reading
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Tagged cognition, cognitive dysfunction, depression, fatigue, immune dysfunction, memory, proinflammatory cytokines
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Childhood stressors in the development of CFS and FM
Review Abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are both highly prevalent conditions associated with extreme disability and with the development of co-morbid psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety. Childhood stressors have been shown to induce persistent … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, childhood abuse, children, fatigue, triggers, Trudy Chalder
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Fatigue in cancer and CFS
Abstract BACKGROUND Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) often worsens fatigue in patients with prostate cancer, producing symptoms similar to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Comparing expression (mRNA) of many fatigue-related genes in patients with ADT-treated prostate cancer versus with CFS versus healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged ADT, Androgen deprivation therapy, cancer, DBI, fatigue, GABA-A receptor modulator, gene expression
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