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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Nomenclature
The naming of this condition has been challenging, since consensus is lacking within the clinical, research, and patient communities regarding its defining features and causes. Authorities on it do not agree if it is a central nervous system, metabolic, (post-)infectious, immune system, or neuropsychiatric disorder, nor even if it is a single homogenous disorder (with a range of possible clinical presentations), or several distinct disorders having many clinical characteristics in common.
Over time and in different countries many names have been associated with the condition(s). Some of the more common names in use include:[1]
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS)
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS)
References
- ↑ Byron M. Hyde (1992). The Clinical and scientific basis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Ogdensburg, N.Y: Nightingale Research Foundation. pp. X. ISBN 0969566204.