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Article: Fatigue - a medical overview shows the many aspects of this problem. (includes related information)(Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue)(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Inside MS
- Article date:
- September 22, 1995
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Does this sound familiar? By the best current estimates, more than 75% of people with MS have fatigue. Overwhelming fatigue that interferes with work, fun, and important obligations, and brings people to doctors' offices asking for relief. Moreover, people say their fatigue is sometimes misinterpreted by close family let alone by co-workers, friends, or employers.
According to Dr. Lauren Krupp, a neurologist at State University of New York at Stony Brook, who has studied fatigue with the help of a National MS Society research grant, MS fatigue is distinguished by the sheer impact it has on daily living. "We don't have a good biological explanation for this symptom - ...