Graves, B Sue, Patel, Mitsu, Newgent, Hailey et al. · Cureus · 2024 · DOI
ME/CFS is a serious illness that causes extreme tiredness that doesn't improve with rest and often gets worse with activity. People with ME/CFS also struggle with brain fog, pain, sleep problems, and immune system issues. Right now, doctors don't have a simple blood test or scan to diagnose ME/CFS, which makes it hard to identify and treat the condition properly.
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Graves, B Sue, Patel, Mitsu, Newgent, Hailey, Parvathy, Gauri, Nasri, Ahmad, Moxam, Jillene, et al. (2024). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Direction.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.70616
BibTeX
@article{mecfsatlas-graves-2024-chronic-fatigue,
author = {Graves, B Sue and Patel, Mitsu and Newgent, Hailey and Parvathy, Gauri and Nasri, Ahmad and Moxam, Jillene and Gill, Gurnoor S and Sawhney, Vivek and Gupta, Manish},
title = {Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Direction.},
journal = {Cureus},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.7759/cureus.70616},
note = {PubMed: 39483544},
url = {https://www.mecfsatlas.com/evidence/graves-2024-chronic-fatigue},
}Atlas snapshot reference
ME/CFS Atlas. Generator v1 / Scanner v1.4 / policy v0.1. Accessed 2026-05-25. https://www.mecfsatlas.com/evidence/graves-2024-chronic-fatigue
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