Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a poorly understood, variably debilitating disorder of uncertain causation. It is characterized by long-standing marked fatigue in the absence of physical or psychological causes.
CFS is thought to occur in 4 adults per 1,000 in North America and for unknown reasons it tends to afflict more women than men, as well as people in their 40s and 50s. Unfortunately, it remains a diagnosis of exclusion based largely on patient history and evaluation of symptoms and, thus, is difficult to accurately diagnose.
Nonetheless, some of the potential triggers of chronic fatigue syndrome may include...
CFS is thought to occur in 4 adults per 1,000 in North America and for unknown reasons it tends to afflict more women than men, as well as people in their 40s and 50s. Unfortunately, it remains a diagnosis of exclusion based largely on patient history and evaluation of symptoms and, thus, is difficult to accurately diagnose.
Nonetheless, some of the potential triggers of chronic fatigue syndrome may include...