“When people with ME/CFS report symptoms of post-exertional malaise, those symptoms are independent of emotional distress, but when the general population report what they think are post-exertional malaise symptoms, their symptoms of post-exertional malaise are significantly related to emotional distress. It is possible that because healthy individuals experience a relationship between emotional distress and post-exertional malaise, they might believe that these two domains are connected for themselves and by inference with patients with ME/CFS, when in fact it is not the case. This ultimately might blur the ability of healthy controls to understand the experience of post-extertional malaise for people with ME/CFS.” CfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMe Cfs Author:Leonard A. Jason
“Severe, persisting fatigue is a prominent symptom of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but individuals with this illness frequently report the occurrence of unique fatigue states that might be different from conventional symptoms of fatigue.” CfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsM E CfsM E Author:Leonard A. Jason
“Finally, individuals with severe pathological fatigue might experience states that are very different from what a healthy individual experiences when fatigued.” FatigueExhaustionCfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisM E CfsM E Author:Leonard A. Jason
“individuals with ME/CFS experience different types of fatigue than what are reported in the general populations” FatigueChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisM E CfsM EAbnormal Fatigue Author:Leonard A. Jason
“The finding that ME and CFS group had more functional limitations and more serious symptoms than those with MS [multiple sclerosis] provides additional evidence to the seriousness of ME and CFS.” Chronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisM E CfsM EMultiple SclerosisNeurological DisorderM S Author:Leonard A. Jason
“Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling condition characterized by severe unexplained fatigue and a mixed profile of symptoms such as sore throat, painful/swollen lymph nodes, muscle pain, joint pain, headaches, unrefreshing sleep, post-exertional malaise and cognitive difficulties (K. Fukuda et al., 1994).” Chronic IllnessCfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisM E CfsM EChronic Fatigue Author:Leonard A. Jason
“the disabling fatigue experienced by individuals with ME/CFS differs from that associated with other illnesses or everyday activity” FatigueCfsChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisM E CfsM E Author:Leonard A. Jason