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Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Diagnosis
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Causes
- Prognosis
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment
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
Opioid Use Linked to Sleep Apnea
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...medications have an increased risk of developing sleep apnea. In a recent study, three-fourths... Read more »
Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It
By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert...useful for treating the sleep problems associated with Fibromyalgia. Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...determine other sleep disorders, including insomnia and fibromyalgia. Joseph W. Burns, a... Read more »
A Prescription for Fibromyalgia - Or, Should I Buy Stock in Pfizer?
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...drug pregabalin, was approved as a treatment for fibromyalgia. This is the first drug to be... Read more »
Top 101 Migraine and Headache Questions and Answers!
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...wanting to see what you think the link is between Fibromyalgia and Migraines? Full question and... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Causes
...that causes some obstruction or collapse in the upper airways and reduces air pressure can produce sleep apnea syndrome. Abnormalities in tissues that lie between the back of the mouth and the... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
PrognosisSleep apnea has a strong association with several diseases, particularly those related to the heart and circulation.Adverse Effects of Sleep Apnea on Heart and CirculationResearchers are... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Symptoms
People with sleep apnea usually do not remember waking up during the night.Symptoms in AdultsSymptoms may include:Excessive daytime sleepinessMorning headachesIrritability and impaired mental... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
Sleeping on the back causes sleep apnea in about half of all people with mild sleep apnea. Body position greatly affects the number and severity of episodes of obstructive sleep... Read more »Images
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Related News
Sleep apnea may increase risk of diabetes
October 03, 2008Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine have found that people with sleep apnea have a higher risk for developing of Type 2 diabetes... Read summary »
Sleep apnea linked to metabolic syndrome in teens
October 03, 2008Teenagers with sleep apnea are more likely to have risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, a study has found. A significant... Read summary »
Diabetics likely to have sleep apnea
October 03, 2008A study has found one-third of people with Type 2 diabetes also have sleep apnea, with older men twice as likely as women to suffer from the... Read summary »
Untreated sleep apnea can be fatal for people with heart disease
October 02, 2008Canadian researchers have found that people with heart failure and sleep apnea have a higher risk of death than heart failure patients without sleep... Read summary »
Apnea may help elderly live longer
September 22, 2008Researchers now think that elderly people who have sleep apnea may not have a higher risk of death, contradictory to previous theories. The study... Read summary »
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