[Clinical features of chronic fatigue syndrome--symptoms].
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a clinically defined condition characterized by long-lasting disabling fatigue, resulting in severe impairment in daily functioning and associated symptoms such as memory and concentration difficulties, muscle aches, sleep disturbances, and headache. Common symptoms encountered in CFS patients were reviewed and top 10 common symptoms were described in detail with special reference to the particular features of each symptom helpful to diagnose CFS.
Ban
Nobutaro
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Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine.
Saiki
Takuya
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Ko
Gyoshin
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Kuwahata
Ai
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D001007:Anxiety; D001288:Attention; D003863:Depression; D005221:Fatigue; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005334:Fever; D006261:Headache; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders