Review of case definitions for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disease with unknown causes. From the perspectives on the etiology and pathophysiology, ME/CFS has been labeled differently, which influenced changes in case definitions and terminologies. This review sought to feature aspects of the history, developments, and differential symptoms in the case definitions.

Methods

A search was conducted through PubMed published to February 2020 using the following search keywords: case definition AND chronic fatigue syndrome [MeSH Terms]. All reference lists of the included studies were checked. Of the included studies, the number of citations and the visibility in the literatures of the definitions were considered for comparisons of the criteria.

Res

SUBMITTER: Lim EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391812 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature