title: [Asthenia in adolescents].
abstract: Fatigue is defined as a subjective sensation of tiredness or weariness that occurs at rest. The perception of fatigue among 12-15 years-old Italian adolescents in a school survey was about 70%. Generally the symptoms are reported after a viral illness or an infection. In adolescents with persistent or severe fatigue a selected screening evaluation to look for an underlying organic disorder is warranted. A practical diagnostic approach is given and a brief description of chronic fatigue syndrome is reported according to CDC revised diagnostic criteria published in 1997.
authors.affiliation: UO di Pediatria ed Adolscentologia, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Sanctis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangiagli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raiola
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001247:Asthenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans