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Beyond myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome : redefining an illness : report guide for clinicians
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2015
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By Institute of Medicine (U.S.) ...
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Description:The Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Social Security Adminstration asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene an expert committee to examine the evidence base for ME/CFS. In Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness, the committee proposes new diagnostic criteria that will facilitate timely diagnosis and care and enhance understanding among health care providers and the public. These criteria, based on expert analysis and the most up-to-date scientific literature, are streamlined for practical use in the clinical setting. The IOM committee also recommends that the name of the disease be changed—from ME/CFS to systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID)—to more accurately capture the central characteristics of the illness.
The following guide, derived from the IOM report, is intended to help primary and special- ty care clinicians better understand this complex, debilitating, and often-misunderstood illness.
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