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Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis

Diagnosis

It is very difficult to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Even experts do not have a clear definition of what chronic fatigue actually is or what mechanisms in the brain or nervous system are responsible for it. The best diagnostic approach is to determine if the patient matches the criteria for CFS and to rule out other possible causes of symptoms.

Personal and Medical History

A doctor should first take a careful personal and family medical history, which may include a psychological pro...

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Expert & Community Posts

Fibromyalgia Feels Like You're 80

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...speakers who said there is data showing that the average fibromyalgia patient of 47 feels like... Read more »

Retrovirus Linked to ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...retroviral link to ME/CFS (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), a debilitating disease that... Read more »

What Should MS Research Really Be Focusing On?

By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

...relationship: Hodgkin's lymphoma has been linked to Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). Multiple Sclerosis... Read more »

"The Kissing Disease" and Multiple Sclerosis: Is there hope for a vaccine?

By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

Glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, mono, and “the kissing disease” are terms for the... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Epidemiological Survey

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

Shortly after we formed the National Fibromyalgia Association nearly 10 years ago, we began to... Read more »

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Health Guide

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis

...to rule them out. A few conditions that are similar to and/or may occur along with ME/CFS include:Fibromyalgia Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus) Irritable bowel syndrome Multiple sclerosis... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Highlights

...the syndrome.A phenomenon called central sensitization is now suspected to be the connection between fibromyalgia and CFS, which share many of the same features.CausesAccording to the CDC, the... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Causes

CausesFibromyalgia is grouped into two categories:Primary (idiopathic) fibromyalgia -- the causes are not known.Secondary fibromyalgia -- the causes can be identified.Primary fibromyalgia is the most... Read more »

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Causes

...of autoantibodies that makes lupus unique, not the fact that they exist.Many people who have viral syndromes or who are at least 50 years old test positive for the anti-nuclear autoantibody (ANA).... Read more »

Hodgkin's Disease: Risk Factors

According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 7,800 new cases of Hodgkin's disease (HD) were diagnosed in the United States in 2006 and about 1,490 people died of the disease.... Read more »

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