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diagnostic criteria

  1. SWAlexander

    DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA OF VIRAL PERSISTENCE FOR PATIENTS WITH

    LONG COVID CHRONIC POST-VAC SYN. ME/CFS FIBROMYALGIA ARTHRITIS AUTOIMMUNE DIS. POTS, DYSAUTONOMIA OTHER DISEASES POST-VIRAL There are 3 Diagnostic Criteria A. CLINICAL B. THERAPEUTIC C. LABORATORY In patients who present persistent symptoms associated with or suggestive of a viral infection, it...
  2. Pyrrhus

    Is CFS the same illness as fibromyalgia: evaluating the ‘single syndrome’ hypothesis (Abbi and Natelson, 2012)

    Is CFS the same illness as fibromyalgia: evaluating the ‘single syndrome’ hypothesis (Abbi and Natelson, 2012) https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcs156 I noticed that this paper from 2012 hasn't been posted yet, so here it is. Important Note: This paper was published before the modern diagnostic...
  3. Phoenix Rising Articles

    Article Scientific Findings Distinguish Between Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Scientific Findings Distinguish Between Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Dr. Kiran Thapaliya and colleagues used an advanced form of medical imaging to spot significant abnormalities in the brainstem of patients diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis. However, no...
  4. Pyrrhus

    Fibromialgia: Critérios de diagnóstico em português

    AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (Arnold et al., 2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.10.008 Os critérios diagnósticos atuais para fibromialgia foram definidos em 2018 por um grupo de trabalho internacional de clínicos e pesquisadores com experiência em fibromialgia. O processo...
  5. Pyrrhus

    Fibromialgia: Criterios de diagnóstico en español

    AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (Arnold et al., 2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.10.008 Los criterios diagnósticos actuales para la fibromialgia fueron definidos en 2018 por un grupo de trabajo internacional formado por clínicos e investigadores expertos en fibromialgia. El...
  6. Pyrrhus

    EM/SFC: Critérios diagnósticos em português

    Critérios do Consenso Internacional (ICC por sua sigla em inglês) Critérios do Consenso Internacional (ICC) - Um conjunto abrangente de critérios de diagnóstico, baseado nos antigos Critérios do Consenso Canadense. Ela usa o termo "Encefalomielite Miálgica" e desencoraja o uso do termo...
  7. Pyrrhus

    EM/SFC: Criterios de diagnóstico en español

    Criterios de Consenso Internacional (ICC por sus siglas en inglés) Criterios de Consenso Internacional (ICC) - Un conjunto completo de criterios de diagnóstico, basado en los antiguos Criterios de Consenso Canadienses. Utiliza el término "Encefalomielitis Miálgica" y desaconseja el uso del...
  8. Pyrrhus

    Volumetric differences in hippocampal subfields and associations with clinical measures in ME/CFS (Thapaliya et al., 2022)

    Volumetric differences in hippocampal subfields and associations with clinical measures in ME/CFS (Thapaliya et al., 2022) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jnr.25048 From the team of Dr. Kiran Thapaliya, Leighton Barnden, Donald Staines, and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik. The...
  9. Pyrrhus

    ME/CFS: Diagnostic Criteria

    Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Diagnostic Criteria To determine which of your symptoms may be consistent with ME/CFS, you can consult the following diagnostic criteria: International Consensus Criteria (ICC) - A comprehensive set of diagnostic criteria, based upon...
  10. Pyrrhus

    Fibromyalgia (FM): Diagnostic Criteria

    Fibromyalgia: Diagnostic Criteria In 1995, as an undergraduate, I was asked to put together a brief review of the literature on fibromyalgia. At the time, I knew little about fibromyalgia and absolutely nothing about ME/cfs. In my brief review, which I recently unearthed, I noted that there...
  11. Sushi

    Links to Diagnostic Criteria for ME/CFS

    This list of links was compiled by @PatJ -- Thanks! IOM ME/CFS/SEID diagnosis flowchart Canadian Consensus Criteria - List of common ME symptoms agreed upon by ME specialists International Consensus Criteria - Another list of common ME symptoms agreed upon by ME specialists
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    The importance of a research case definition

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    Contrasting Case Definitions: ME International Consensus Criteria vs. the Fukuda et al. CFS Criteria

    One can see the start of the article at: http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-322563471/contrasting-case-definitions-the-me-international There is also a button at the end: Read the full-text article, try us out FREE today I have the full paper printed (not sure I saved it). All the data is in the...