Pankow, W, Feddersen, C O, von Wichert, P · Der Internist · 1995
This 1995 study examines different treatment approaches for chronic fatigue syndrome. The authors review various therapeutic options that may help ME/CFS patients manage their symptoms. While specific details are limited due to the abstract not being available, this work represents an early clinical discussion of treatment strategies for this complex illness.
Early clinical literature discussing ME/CFS treatment approaches helps document the evolving understanding of disease management over time. This 1995 perspective provides historical context for how physicians approached ME/CFS before modern diagnostic criteria and evidence-based guidelines were established.
This review does not provide controlled trial evidence for the efficacy of any specific treatment. It does not establish causation, does not include patient outcome data, and represents clinical opinion rather than empirical research findings. The lack of abstract means specific claims and evidence quality cannot be fully assessed.
About the PEM badge: “PEM required” means post-exertional malaise was an explicit required diagnostic criterion for participant inclusion in this study — not that PEM was studied, observed, or discussed. Studies using criteria that do not require PEM (e.g. Fukuda, Oxford) are tagged “PEM not required”. How the atlas works →
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Primary citation
Pankow, W, Feddersen, C O, & von Wichert, P (1995). [Differential therapy of chronic fatigue syndrome].. Der Internist. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8567221/
BibTeX
@article{mecfsatlas-pankow-1995-differential-therapy,
author = {Pankow, W and Feddersen, C O and von Wichert, P},
title = {[Differential therapy of chronic fatigue syndrome].},
journal = {Der Internist},
year = {1995},
note = {PubMed: 8567221},
url = {https://www.mecfsatlas.com/evidence/pankow-1995-differential-therapy},
}Atlas snapshot reference
ME/CFS Atlas. Generator v1 / Scanner v1.4 / policy v0.1. Accessed 2026-05-28. https://www.mecfsatlas.com/evidence/pankow-1995-differential-therapy
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