This page provides links to the full text of various scientific papers
and other materials about chronic fatigue syndrome. These materials
were scanned into electronic form by Sjaak Smeenk, with the assistance of
Margo and Albert Hollander, and were then posted
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Reviews
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: An Update.
Annu. Rev. Med. 1998. 49:1-13.
A. L. Komaroff MD,
D. S. Buchwald MD.
Epidemiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome among nurses.
AJN May 1998, vol 98, No.5.
A recent study shows a higher prevalence of this debilitating syndrome in
health care professionals-and especially nurses.
Leonard A. Jason, PhD, and Lynne I. Wagner, PhD.
Incidence, risk and prognosis of acute and chronic fatigue syndromes
and psychiatric disorders after glandular fever.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(1998). 173, 475-481.
P. D. WHITE, J. M. THOMAS, J. AMESS, D. H. CRAWFORD, S. A. GROVER,
H. O. KANGRO and A.W. CLARE
Politics, Science, and the Emergence of a New Disease 1997: the case
of CFS.
Leonard A. Jason, Judith A. Richman, Fred Friedberg,
Lynne Wagner, Renee Taylor, Karen M. Jordan.
(can also be seen in html format here)
Sex Differences in Persistent Fatigue.
Women & Health, Vol. 26(3) 1997.
Janneke van Mens-Verhulst, PhD,
Jozien M. Bensing, PhD.
A Screening Instrument for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
Reliability and Validity.
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Vol. 3(l) 1997.
Leonard A. Jason,
Michael T. Ropacki,
Nicole B. Santoro,
Judith A. Richman,
Wendy Heatherly,
Renee Taylor,
Joseph R. Ferrari,
Trina M. Haney-Davis,
Alfred Rademaker,
Josee Dupuis,
Jacqueline Golding,
Audrius V. Plioplys,
Sigita Plioplys.
EFFORTS TO REDUCE HETEROGENEITY IN CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME RESEARCH. From
"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome", edited by Yehuda and Mostofsky,
Plenum Press, New York.,1997.
Christopher Christodoulou,
John DeLuca,
Susan K. Johnson,
Gudrun Lange,
Benjamin H. Natelson,
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CONCURRENT SICK BUILDING
SYNDROME AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME.
J. Psychiat. Res., Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 51 - 57.
ALEXANDER C. CHESTER, MD, PAUL H. LEVINE, MD.
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME CRITERIA IN PATIENTS
WITH OTHER FORMS OF UNEXPLAINED CHRONIC FATIGUE.
J. Psychiatr. Res., 1997, Vol 31, No I,pp 5157.
ALEXANDER C. CHESTER
Psychiatry and Cognition
Impaired associative learning in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Neuroreport, Vol 9, No 6, 20 April 1998.
Richard J. Servatius,
Walter N. Tapp, Michael T. Bergen,
Claudia A. Pollet, Susan D. Drastal,
Lana A. Tiersky, Parul Desai,
Benjamin H. Natelson.
Relation between neuropsychological impairment and functional disability
in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
April 1998, VOL 64, No.4, p 431-434.
Christopher Christodoulou, John DeLuca, Gudrun Lange, Susan KJohnson,
Sue AM SiSto, Leo Korn, Benjamin H Natelson
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: RELATIONSHIPS OF SELF-RATINGS AND ACTIGRAPHY.
Psychological Reports, 1997, 81, 1223-1226.
LEONARD A. JASON, WARREN W. TRYON,
ERIN FRANKENBERRY, CAROLINE KING.
Caring for People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
Perceived Stress Versus Satisfaction.
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
June 1997 / Vol. 40 No. 4.
Joseph R. Ferrari, Leonard A. Jason.
Cognitive functioning is impaired in patients with
chronic fatigue syndrome devoid of psychiatric disease
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 1997;62:151-155
J DeLuca
SK Johnson
SP Ellis
BH Natelson
SUDDEN VS GRADUAL ONSET OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME DIFFERENTIATES
INDIVIDUALS ON COGNITIVE AND PSYCHIATRIC MEASURES.
J. Psychiat. Res., 1997, Vol. 31. No.11. pp. 83 - 90.
JOHN DeLUCA, SUSAN K. JOHNSON, STEVEN P. ELLIS,
BENJAMIN H. NATELSON
The Effects of Fatigue on Neuropsychological Performance in Patients With
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, and Depression.
Applied Neuropsychology 1997, Vol. 4, No. 3, 145-153.
Susan K. Johnson,
Gudrun Lange,
John DeLuca,
Leo R. Korn,
Benjamin Natelson.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Depression:
Biological Differentiation and Treatment.
Psychiatric Annals 27:5, May 1997.
CECILIA M. JORGE, MD, PAUL J. GOODNICK, MD
Unpublished review:
Depression in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue States;
a re-examination of the data. 1994. Ellen M. Goudsmit. Renee J.E. Faas.
Neurology
Physiopathological Significance of 99mTc HMPAO SPECT Scan Anomalies
in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Replication Study.
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Vol.4 (4) 1998.
Benjamin Fischler, MD, PhD,
Patrick Flamen, MD,
Hendrik Everaert, MD,
Axel Bossuyt, MD, PhD,
Kenny De Meirleir, MD, PhD.
Chemical exposures
Measurement of CO2 in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients.
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Vol. 4(3) 1998.
Marc H. Lavietes, MD,
Michael T. Bergen, MS,
Benjamin H. Natelson, MD.
The Effect of Housing on Individuals with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities.
The Journal of Primary Prevention, Vol. 19, No. 1, 1998.
Trina Haney Davis, Leonard A. Jason, Michael A. Banghart
Exercise and Muscle Response
Physical activity before and after exercise in
women with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Q J Med, May 1998.
S.A. SISTO, W.N. TAPP, J.J. LaMANCA, W. LING,
L.R. KORN, A.J. NELSON, B.H. NATELSON.
Increased Resting Energy Expenditure in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Vol.4 (4) 1998.
Walter S. Watson,
Donald C. McMillan,
Abhijit Chaudhuri,
Peter O. Behan.
Treatment Studies
DURABILITY OF THERAPEUTIC BENEFIT WITH AMPLIGEN TREATMENT
OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) AS MEASURED BY THE
KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE SCORE (KPS).
David R. Strayer, William A. Carter, Thomas J. McCarron,
Fourth International AACFS Research & clinical Conference on CFIDS.
Info C.F.S. Associazione Italiana,
Lezing georganiseerd door Hemispher Biopharma, Inc,
Rome, 6-9 november 1998
Provocation of hypotension and pain during upright tilt table
testing in adults with fibromyalgia.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 1997, 15:239-246.
I. BOU-HOLAJGAH, H. CALKINS, J.A. FLYNN, C. TUNIN H.-C. CHANG, J.S. KAN,
P.C. ROWE.
Pamphlet:
INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS.
Neurally Mediated Hypotension Working Group.
Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Revised January 1997
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulfate deficiency in chronic fatigue syndrome.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 1998 1:143-146.
HIROHIKO KURATSUNE, KOUZI YAMAGUTI, MASUMI SAWADA,
TAKASHI MACHII, SHINYA KODATE, YUZURU KANAKURA,
TERUO KITANI.
Low levels of serum acylcarnitine in chronic fatigue syndrome
and chronic hepatitis type C, but not seen in other diseases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 1998 2: 51-56.
HIROHIKO KURATSUNE, KOUZIYAMAGUTI, GUDRUN LINDH,
BIRGITTA EVENGARD, MAMORU TAKAHASHI, TAKASHIMACHII,
KIYOSHI MATSUMURA, JOH TAKAISHI, SUMIO KAWATA,
BENGT LANGSTROM, YUZURU KANAKURA, TERUO KITANI,
YASWOSHI WATANABE.
Interview:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Acylcarnitine.
Clinical Pearls News. June 1998, Vol.8, No.6.
{Interview with Prof. Hirohiko Kuratsune)
Low-Dose Hydrocortisone for Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
A Randomized Controlled Trial.
JAMA, September 23-30, 1998 Volume 280.
Robin McKenzie, MD; Ann O'Fallon, RN; Janet Dale, RN, MPH; Mark Demitrack,
MD; Geetika Sharma. MD; Maria Deloria; Diego Garcia-Borreguero,
MD; William Blackwelder, PhD; Stephen E. Straus, MD.
Mycoplasma studies by Garth Nicholson, et al.
(see also other online papers by this research team at
http://www.immed.org/resrch/Gws.HTM)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Infections in Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The Fibromyalgia Society of Canada (1998).
Prof. Garth L. Nicolson.
(can also be seen at
http://www.immed.org/free/htmldoc/fmsc.html)
TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC MYCOPLASMAL INFECTIONS IN GULF WAR ILLNESS,
CHRONIC FATIGUE AND FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROMES.
Conference on Federally Sponsored Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Research,
Pentagon City, VA, June 17-19, 1998.
Garth L. Nicolson, Marwan Nasralla, Joerg Haier, Nancy L. Nicolson.
Mycoplasmal Infections in Chronic Illnesses: Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Fatigue Syndromes, Gulf War Illness,
HIV-AIDS and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Medical Sentinel 1999.
Garth L. Nicolson, PhD, Marwan Y. Nasralla, PhD, Joerg Haier, MD, PhD,
Robert Irwin, MD, Nancy L. Nicolson, PhD, and Richard Ngwenya, MD.
(can also be seen at
http://www.immed.org/free/htmldoc/ms99.html)
Mycoplasmal Infections in Blood from Patients with Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome or Gulf War Illness.
International CFS Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1998, Invited Symposium.
Joerg Haier, M.D., Ph.D., Marwan Nasralla, Ph.D., Garth L. Nicolson,
Ph.D.
New Treatments for Chronic Infections Found in Fibromyalgia Syndrome,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illnesses.
The Fibromyalgia Times, 1998.
Prof. Garth L. Nicolson