chronic fatigue syndrome
collocation in Englishmeaningsofchronic,fatigueandsyndrome
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chronic
adjective
uk/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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fatigue
noun
uk/fəˈtiːɡ/us/fəˈtiːɡ/
formal
extreme ...
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syndrome
noun
uk/ˈsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˈsɪn.droʊm/
a combination of medical problems that shows the existence of a particular disease or ...
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The validity and reliability of thefatiguesyndromethat follows glandular fever.
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The role of stress in the onset of chronicfatiguesyndromeis unclear.
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Latent class analysis of symptoms associated with chronicfatiguesyndromeand fibromyalgia.
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Moreover, a more thorough understanding of common fatigue would inform our understanding of rarer conditions like chronicfatiguesyndrome.
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Our results suggest that a specific psychosocial stressor precedes the onset of chronicfatiguesyndrome, at least in some cases.
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In total nearly a third of people with chronicfatiguesyndromedescribed a dilemma before the start of their illness, compared with no controls.
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Two people had harmed themselves during the current episode of chronicfatiguesyndrome.
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Cognitive slowing and working memory difficulties in chronicfatiguesyndrome.
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For this reason, comparison with studies of chronicfatiguesyndrome, which is a severe form of unexplained fatigue might not be appropriate.
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These results were unexpected given the usual assumption of the distinctiveness of chronicfatiguesyndromeand fibromyalgia.
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Patients with chronicfatiguesyndromewere compared to patients with only chronic fatigue using a multiple regression model with sample differences controlled.
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Only well-defined and recognized somatic diseases, but not medically unexplained syndromes such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel or chronicfatiguesyndrome, were considered sufficient somatic explanation.
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Markers of viral infection in monozygotic twins discordant for chronicfatiguesyndrome.
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