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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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Tagged diagnostic criteria, Laura Nicholson, Madison L Sunnquist, name, Prof Leonard Jason
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New name & diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS recommended in US
The committee formed by the Institute of Medicine in the USA to examine diagnostic criteria in ME/CFS released its 280-page report on Tuesday 10th February. Its primary message is that the disease is serious, chronic, complex and multisystem, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged CFS, definition, diagnostic criteria, Institute of Medicine, IOM, name, SEID, Systemic exertion Intolerance Disease
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