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Review
. 2018 Mar 29:9:27-33.
doi: 10.2147/PHMT.S126253. eCollection 2017.

Pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome: current perspectives

Esther Crawley  1
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Review

Pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome: current perspectives

Esther Crawley. Pediatric Health Med Ther. .

Abstract

Pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome is an important illness as it is relatively common and also very disabling with a wide range of impacts on the child, the family, and health care systems. It is a complicated illness but the majority of children get better with specialist treatment. This literature review provides an update on the epidemiology of chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis, including factors associated with it, and discusses the current evidence for treatment.

Keywords: CFS; ME; epidemiology; myalgic encephalomyelitis; pediatric.

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