Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Cancer-related fatigue is a chronic fatigue (persistent fatigue not relieved by rest), but it is not related to chronic fatigue syndrome. [3] Cancer-related fatigue occurs in a significant proportion of cancer survivors, both during and after cancer treatment. [5] A review of current evidence indicates that exercise is the most effective way of ...
About 0.17% to 0.89% (pre- COVID-19 pandemic) [9] Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling chronic illness. People with ME/CFS experience profound fatigue that does not go away with rest, sleep issues, and problems with memory or concentration. Further common symptoms include dizziness, nausea and pain. [3]
A myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is one of a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature, and as a result, do not develop into healthy blood cells. [3] Early on, no symptoms typically are seen. [3] Later, symptoms may include fatigue, shortness of breath, bleeding disorders, anemia, or frequent infections. [3]
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness with a history of controversy. Although it is classified as an organic disease by a majority of researchers, it was historically assumed to be psychosocial, an opinion still held among many physicians. [1] The pathophysiology of ME/CFS remains unclear, there exist many ...
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has a long history with an evolution in medical understanding, diagnoses and social perceptions. In the early 19th century, the diagnosis of neuresthenia was popular, which had overlaps with current ME/CFS criteria. Various outbreaks of enigmatic disease occurred in the early 20th ...
Pericarditis refers to inflammation of the thin sac surrounding the heart. The most common symptom is sharp chest pain, which is felt in the middle or left side of the chest or sometimes in the ...
Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit [3] medical research institute dedicated to scientific discovery surrounding complex neuroimmune diseases including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and other similarly presenting illnesses. [4] Founded in 2005, it is currently located within the Center for Molecular Medicine at the ...
Hypersomnia is a pathological state characterized by a lack of alertness during the waking episodes of the day. [ 3 ] It is not to be confused with fatigue, which is a normal physiological state. [ 4 ] Daytime sleepiness appears most commonly during situations where little interaction is needed. [ 5 ]