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Review papers on CFS

Two readable reviews from the UK: shepherd06.pdf, and - with emphasis on the virology, devanur.kerr06.txt.

 

Best and newest review with emphasis on immunology: klimas.koneru07.txt, klimas.koneru.07.txt, klimas.koneru07.pdf.  Even more recently: bassi.etal08.txt, bassi.etal08.pdf. With emphasis on neuroetiology and subgroups, sanders.korf08.pdf.

 

Two psychiatrist biased reviews, reid.etal03.txt and, prins.etal06.txt.

 

Occupational review, ranjith05.txt, ranjith05.pdf. A review on rehabilitation, taylor06.txt.

A review on neurological dysfunction in CFS,  Chaudhuri & Behan, 2000.  A short review in JAMA,  Natelson, 2001,  Natelson, 2001 (pdf),  with a comment,  letter, Lipschitz, 2001.  Dr. Chaudhuri summarized state-of-the-art,  Chaudhuri, 2002. CFS in adults from a neurologist's point of view, Sabin, 2003.  From the US New Jersey Research center, a good CFS manual,  John & Oleske, 2002 (pdf).  From Dr. Reeves, reeves.etal06.txt.

A PhD thesis from Holland Van der Werf, 2003 (pdf). 

Current understanding of chronic musculosceletal pain in CFS, nijs.etal06.txt

 

Review articles on FM

Dr. Bennett wrote a review on FM, summarizing basic facts,  Bennett, 2001.  Also Dr. Yunus has written many reviews on FM, in one he underlines the importance of a thorough medical evaluation,  Yunus, 2002.  A review of the FM-literature,  Buskila, 2001,  and on non-pharmacological treatment interventions,  Sim & Adams, 2002.

One important and comprehensive review of both CFS and FM-research:   Friedberg & Jason, 2001.

FM: An update for pharmacists, hulisz.komara06.txt.

 

Review articles on Treatment

Drs. Whiting et al. published a "systematic review" on intervention,  Whiting et al., 2001 (short),   Whiting et al., 2001,  with Dr. Wessely additionally writing an editorial,  editorial, Wessely, 2001.  The editorial was commented,  Shepherd, JAMA, 2001.

Drs. Bagnall et al., reviewed studies on treatment of CFS/ME,  Bagnall et al., 2002,   Bagnall et al., 2002 (pdf).

 

Instruments

Using Health Utility Index (HUI) for Measuring the Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Among Individuals with Chronic Diseases, mo.etal04.txt. Health related quality of life in multiple musculoskeletal diseases: SF-36 and EQ-5D in the DMC3 study, picavet.hoeymans04.txt

Empirical sleepiness and fatigue scales to identify "sleepiness which is not fatigue", bailes.etal06.txt, bailes.etal06.pdf. The CFS Activities and Participation Questionnaire (CFS-APQ), nijs.et.al05.txt.  Psychometric Properties of the CDC Symptom Inventory for the Assessment of CFS, wagner.etal05.txt.

Identifying illness parameters in fatiguing syndromes using classical projection methods, broderick.etal06.txt, broderick.etal06.pdf.


 
 

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