[Chronic fatigue syndrome: the point of view of the internist].
Rev Med Brux. 2002 Sep; 23(4):A399-406.RM

Abstract

Chronic fatigue is a very common symptom in primary care medicine. Psychiatric causes represent more than 80% of the cases. After excluding all known causes of fatigue, 30% of the patients remain without a specific diagnosis and suffered from idiopathic chronic fatigue. The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) which represents a very small subset of these patients is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by fatigue, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and various other somatic complaints. The cause remains underdetermined and most of the treatments are ineffective. Antidepressants drugs may be helpful. A supportive approach, cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise seem so far the only evidence-based therapeutic approach.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Cogan E

Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Erasme, U.L.B.

MeSH

Diagnosis, DifferentialFatigue Syndrome, ChronicHumansInternal MedicinePhysical Examination

Pub Type(s)

English Abstract

Journal Article

Review

Language

fre

PubMed ID

12422467

Citation

Cogan, E. "[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the Point of View of the Internist]." Revue Medicale De Bruxelles, vol. 23, no. 4, 2002, pp. A399-406.

Cogan E. [Chronic fatigue syndrome: the point of view of the internist]. Rev Med Brux. 2002;23(4):A399-406.

Cogan, E. (2002). [Chronic fatigue syndrome: the point of view of the internist]. Revue Medicale De Bruxelles, 23(4), A399-406.

Cogan E. [Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the Point of View of the Internist]. Rev Med Brux. 2002;23(4):A399-406. PubMed PMID: 12422467.

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[Chronic fatigue syndrome: the point of view of the internist].Rev Med Brux. 2002 Sep; 23(4):A399-406.RM