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Chronic Fatigue News
In general, in order to receive a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, a patient must
satisfy two criteria:
- Have severe chronic fatigue of six months or longer duration with other known medical
conditions excluded by clinical diagnosis, and
- Concurrently have four or more of the following symptoms: substantial impairment in
short-term memory or concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle pain,
multi-joint pain without swelling or redness, headaches of a new type, pattern or
severity, unrefreshing sleep, and post-exertional malaise lasting more than 24 hours.
The symptoms must have persisted or recurred during six or more consecutive months of
illness and must not have predated the fatigue.
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