OBJECTIVE The authors measured 24-hour urinary free cortisol in a group of well-characterized patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. METHOD They obtained 24-hour urine collections from 121 consecutive clinic patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and 64 comparison subjects without the syndrome. RESULTS Urinary free cortisol was significantly lower in the subjects with chronic fatigue syndr...

Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterised by severe, disabling fatigue, and other symptoms such as musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, impaired concentration and headaches (Reid 2007). The prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome has been estimated to be from 0.007% to 2.8% in the general adult population, and from 0.006% to 3.0% in primary care, depending on the criteria used (Afari 2003). ...

BACKGROUND Although fatigue is a ubiquitous symptom across countries, clinical descriptions of chronic fatigue syndrome have arisen from a limited number of high-income countries. This might reflect differences in true prevalence or clinical recognition influenced by sociocultural factors. AIMS To compare the prevalence, physician recognition and diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome in Londo...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome have abnormalities of sleep which may contribute to daytime fatigue. DESIGN A case-control study of the sleep of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and that of healthy volunteers. SETTING An infectious disease outpatient clinic and subjects' homes. SUBJECTS 12 patients who met research criteria for the chron...

BACKGROUND Although the neural mechanism of chronic fatigue syndrome has been investigated by a number of researchers, it remains poorly understood. METHODS Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we studied brain responsiveness in 6 male chronic fatigue syndrome patients and in 7 age-matched male healthy volunteers. Responsiveness of auditory cortices to transient, short-lived, noise re...

background: chronic fatigue syndrome (cfs) is a complex condition involving severe fatigue and disabling musculoskeletal and cognitive symptoms. we reported that 6, 12 and 24 months following infectious mononucleosis (im), 13%, 7% and 4% of adolescents, respectively, met criteria for cfs. whether endocrinologic or immunologic dysfunction accompanies cfs is unclear. objectives: to determine if s...

introduction the current study provides data from two patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis, who charted several of their symptoms over time. case presentation each patient charted domains that were relevant to them, and they were attempting to assess the effects of specific interventions. an ab operant design was used for both participants. the findings indicate that by charting symptoms on ...

BACKGROUND Chronic fatigue is common in the general population. Complementary therapies are often used by patients with chronic fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome to manage their symptoms. PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the effect of a 4-month qigong intervention program among patients with chronic fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome. METHODS Sixty-four participants were randomly assig...