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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

DISEASES > CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

Preferred term

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME  

Definition

  • A SYNDROME CHARACTERIZED BY PERSISTENT OR RECURRENT FATIGUE, DIFFUSE MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, SLEEP DISTURBANCES, AND SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT OF 6 MONTHS DURATION OR LONGER; SOME EXPERTS THINK THAT A VIRAL INFECTION SUCH AS GLANDULAR FEVER CAN TRIGGER THE CONDITION. TIREDNESS IS NORMAL AFTER A VIRAL INFECTION, BUT THIS DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHY SYMPTOMS PERSIST AND GET WORSE IN CFS.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • CFS
  • ME
  • MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY

History note

  • TERM CREATED AUGUST 2012

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Definition source

  • MESH; NHS

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/a0d78c33-8d2b-4ade-847e-7a37eb4b5c2a

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