scholarly journals A systematic review of enteric dysbiosis in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Du Preez ◽  
M. Corbitt ◽  
H. Cabanas ◽  
N. Eaton ◽  
D. Staines ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

scholarly journals What treatments work for anxiety in children with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)? Systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. e015481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Victoria Ellen Stoll ◽  
Esther Crawley ◽  
Victoria Richards ◽  
Nishita Lal ◽  
Amberly Brigden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Diagnostic Status ◽  
Randomised Controlled

ObjectivesAnxiety is more prevalent in children with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) than in the general population. A systematic review was carried out to identify which treatment methods are most effective for children with CFS and anxiety.DesignSystematic review using search terms entered into the Cochrane library and Ovid to search the databases Medline, Embase and psychINFO.ParticipantsStudies were selected if participants were <18 years old, diagnosed with CFS/ME (using US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or Oxford criteria) and had a valid assessment of anxiety.InterventionsWe included observational studies and randomised controlled trials.ComparisonAny or none.OutcomesChange in anxiety diagnostic status and/or change in anxiety severity on a validated measure of anxiety from pretreatment to post-treatment.ResultsThe review identified nine papers from eight studies that met the inclusion criteria. None of the studies specifically targeted anxiety but six studies tested an intervention and measured anxiety as a secondary outcome. Of these studies, four used a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-type approach to treat CFS/ME, one used a behavioural approach and one compared a drug treatment, gammaglobulin with a placebo. Three of the CBT-type studies described an improvement in anxiety as did the trial of gammaglobulin. As none of the studies stratified outcomes according to anxiety diagnostic status or severity, we were unable to determine whether anxiety changed prognosis or whether treatments were equally effective in those with comorbid anxiety compared with those without.ConclusionWe do not know what treatment should be offered for children with both anxiety and CFS/ME. Further research is therefore required to answer this question.Trial registration numberThis review was registered on Prospective Register of Systematic Review Protocols (PROSPERO) and the protocol is available fromhttp://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016043488.

scholarly journals A systematic review of neurological impairments in myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome using neuroimaging techniques

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. e0232475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Maksoud ◽  
Stanley du Preez ◽  
Natalie Eaton-Fitch ◽  
Kiran Thapaliya ◽  
Leighton Barnden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Neuroimaging Techniques

scholarly journals Neuroimaging characteristics of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zack Y. Shan ◽  
Leighton R. Barnden ◽  
Richard A. Kwiatek ◽  
Sandeep Bhuta ◽  
Daniel F. Hermens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome

scholarly journals The adoption of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis case definitions to assess prevalence: a systematic review

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 371-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Johnston ◽  
Ekua W. Brenu ◽  
Donald R. Staines ◽  
Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Case Definitions ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome
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