Article: Sleep structure and sleepiness in chronic fatigue syndrome with or without coexisting fibromyalgia.(Research article)

Authors: Fumiharu Togo (corresponding author) [1,2]; Benjamin H Natelson [1]; Neil S Cherniack [3]; Jennifer FitzGibbons [1]; Carmen Garcon [1]; David M Rapoport [4]

Introduction

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a medically unexplained condition occurring mostly in women and is characterized by persistent or relapsing fatigue that lasts at least 6 months and substantially interferes with normal activities. In addition to severe fatigue, one of the symptoms used for diagnosing CFS is unrefreshing sleep, and, in fact, this sleep-related problem is the most common complaint among patients with severe medically unexplained fatigue [1]. An obvious ...

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