Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Wrong Name, Real Illness Sufferers of what has been called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are challenging patients, presenting with complaints of postexertional malaise, persistent flulike symptoms, unrefreshing sleep, brain fog, and often a long list of other symptoms that dont seem to fit any recognizable pattern. Some appear ill, but many dont. And the routine laboratory tests often come back negative. For that reason, those with CFS are often labelled as malingerers, depressed, or at least partially psychosomatic. But for the scientists and clinicians in the field, the phenomenon is as real as diabetes or atherosclerosis. Despite the stigma and a severe dearth of research funding, new efforts from the federal government and the private sector could move the field forward. medscape/viewarticle/837577
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:33:44 +0000
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