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[Chronic fatigue syndrome--a new disease picture?]. 1990

W A Nix

Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.

The chronic fatigue syndrome has recently been more frequently diagnosed. Yet it is unknown if this syndrome represents a disease entity of its own or merely a diagnostic label for a miscellaneous group of disorders. Further investigations are needed to find out if the syndrome has an organic or psychosomatic aetiology, or a mixture of both. In the meantime it is the responsibility of the clinician to make this decision in each individual case.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011602	Psychophysiologic Disorders	A group of disorders characterized by physical symptoms that are affected by emotional factors and involve a single organ system, usually under AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM control. (American Psychiatric Glossary, 1988)	Psychosomatic Disorders,Psychophysiological Disorders,Psychophysiologic Disorder,Psychophysiological Disorder,Psychosomatic Disorder
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004671	Encephalitis, Arbovirus	Infections of the brain caused by arthropod-borne viruses (i.e., arboviruses) primarily from the families TOGAVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; BUNYAVIRIDAE; REOVIRIDAE; and RHABDOVIRIDAE. Life cycles of these viruses are characterized by ZOONOSES, with birds and lower mammals serving as intermediate hosts. The virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) or TICKS. Clinical manifestations include fever, headache, alterations of mentation, focal neurologic deficits, and COMA. (From Clin Microbiol Rev 1994 Jan;7(1):89-116; Walton, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, 10th ed, p321)	Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis,Australian Encephalitis,Encephalitis, Epidemic,Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis,Murray Valley Encephalitis,Arboviral Encephalitis,Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitis,Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne,Encephalitis, Mosquito-Borne,Epidemic Encephalitis,Viral Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne,Arboviral Encephalitides,Arbovirus Encephalitides,Arbovirus Encephalitis,Arthropod Borne Encephalitis,Arthropod Borne Viral Encephalitis,Arthropod-Borne Encephalitides,Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitides,Encephalitis, Arboviral,Encephalitis, Arthropod Borne,Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne Viral,Encephalitis, Australian,Encephalitis, Mosquito Borne,Encephalitis, Murray Valley,Epidemic Encephalitides,Mosquito Borne Encephalitis,Mosquito-Borne Encephalitides,Valley Encephalitis, Murray,Viral Encephalitis, Arthropod Borne
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015673	Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic	A syndrome characterized by persistent or recurrent fatigue, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances, and subjective cognitive impairment of 6 months duration or longer. Symptoms are not caused by ongoing exertion; are not relieved by rest; and result in a substantial reduction of previous levels of occupational, educational, social, or personal activities. Minor alterations of immune, neuroendocrine, and autonomic function may be associated with this syndrome. There is also considerable overlap between this condition and FIBROMYALGIA. (From Semin Neurol 1998;18(2):237-42; Ann Intern Med 1994 Dec 15;121(12): 953-9)	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,Encephalomyelitis, Myalgic,Infectious Mononucleosis-Like Syndrome, Chronic,Postviral Fatigue Syndrome,Chronic Fatigue Disorder,Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome,Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndrome,Myalgic Encephalomyelitis,Royal Free Disease,Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease,Chronic Fatigue Disorders,Chronic Fatigue Fibromyalgia Syndrome,Chronic Fatigue Syndromes,Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndromes,Fatigue Disorder, Chronic,Fatigue Syndrome, Postviral,Fatigue Syndromes, Chronic,Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Chronic,Fatigue-Fibromyalgia Syndromes, Chronic,Infectious Mononucleosis Like Syndrome, Chronic,Postviral Fatigue Syndromes,Syndrome, Postviral Fatigue