Tag Archives: teenagers
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
the evidence for a psycho-physiological model of CFS in adolescents
‘Examining the evidence for a psycho-physiological model of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in adolescents’, by Kate Lievesley. Thesis submitted for MPhil / PhD, University of London Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, University Anonymous comment: So because mothers … Continue reading
Pain and pressure pain thresholds in adolescents with CFS
Research abstract Objectives: Although pain is a significant symptom in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), pain is poorly understood in adolescents with CFS. The aim of this study was to explore pain distribution and prevalence, pain intensity and its functional interference … Continue reading
POTS & CFS affects blood volume in exercise for adolescents
Abstract Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by chronic fatigue and dizziness and affected individuals by definition have orthostatic intolerance and tachycardia. There is considerable overlap of symptoms in patients with POTS and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prompting speculation … Continue reading
Understand – don’t judge: a video about ME
By adapting a famous fairy tale to present ME as a cruel spell that can’t be broken, Hollie Ransley hopes to stop others mistaking the medical condition for laziness and that the Sleeping Beauty film she’s made with Fixers – … Continue reading
Impaired range of motion found in teenagers with CFS
Abstract Objective To determine whether adolescents and young adults with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have a greater prevalence of impaired range of motion (ROM) of the limbs and spine than healthy control patients. Study design Case-control study comparing rates of … Continue reading
