Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: Clinical working case definition, diagnostic and treatment protocols

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-115

  Carruthers, Bruce M ^a   Jain, Anil Kumar ^a   De Meirleir, Kenny L ^a   Peterson, Daniel L ^a   Klimas, Nancy G ^a   Lemer, A Martin ^a   Bested, Alison C ^a   Flor Henry, Pierre ^a   Joshi, Pradip ^a   Powles, A C Peter ^a   Sherkey, Jeffrey A ^a   Van de Sande, Marjorie I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

CFS; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Clinical case definition; Diagnostic protocol; ME; Myalgic encephalomyelitis; Treatment protocol

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATENOLOL; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CELECOXIB; CLONAZEPAM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDODRINE; MODAFINIL; NAPROXEN; NIMODIPINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PARACETAMOL; PAROXETINE; PINDOLOL; ROFECOXIB; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRYPTOPHAN; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZOPICLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGITATION; ANOREXIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHENIA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DYSPEPSIA; FATIGUE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOTENSION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INSOMNIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIFESTYLE; MALAISE; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; NOSE CONGESTION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASH; REVIEW; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SERUM SICKNESS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOMNOLENCE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TILT TABLE TEST; TREMOR; URINE RETENTION; VERTIGO; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0037282328     PISSN: 10573321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J092v11n01_02     Document Type: Review

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