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Chronic Fatigue In Women And Insomnia
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Diagnosis
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- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Causes
- Prognosis
- 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 whether the patient matches the criteria for CFS and rule out other possible causes of symptoms.
Criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
In May 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a revised definition...
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From Our Experts
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia
Research engineers and sleep medicine specialists from two Michigan universities have issued the result of a study that discusses how a... Read more »
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Campaign to End Chronic Pain in Women Launched on Capitol Hill
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Woman Asked President Obama for More Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
It's been almost a year since Courtney Miller, wife of ME/CFS patient Bob Miller, stood up at at Town Hall meeting in Reno, Nevada and... Read more »
New Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...
Last week the Journal of Internal Medicine published “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria” online ahead of the... Read more »
From Our Sources
Encounters with the Invisible: Chronic Illness, Controversy, a...
Encounters with the Invisible: Unseen Illness, Controversy, and Chronic Fatigue SyndromeAuthor: Dorothy WallAfterword: Nancy Klimas, MDThere’s... Read more »
The History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Much of the history of chronic fatigue syndrome revolves around the efforts to define it and the debates over what to call it. Other diseases that... Read more »
Consequences of Chronic Insomnia
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Insomnia
Chronic insomnia can lead to a wide range of other psychological and physiological problems. It is, therefore, critically important for people who... Read more »
Insomnia: Highlights
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
What Is Insomnia?Insomnia can be a short-term or chronic condition, but it always involves problems with falling or staying asleep. Short-term... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a chronic disorder characterized by debilitating fatigue of longer than six (6) months duration.CFS causes... Read more »
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