Chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: pathogenesis and measurement scales

Differential diagnosis between “chronic fatigue” and “chronic fatigue syndrome”

“…1. The accumulated evidences may indicate the possibility that CFS is not a part of chronic fatigue-related diseases but rather an isolated and different disease with chronic fatigue 6, 7. The major differences may come from the pathogenesis related to neuroinflammation in brain of CFS patients 8, 9…”

Tailored cognitive-behavioral therapy for fibromyalgia: Two case studies

“…For example, the frequently studied fear-avoidance models of chronic pain postulate that mechanisms such as pain-avoidance behavior, fear of pain, catastrophizing and heightened attention for pain, account for the maintenance and exacerbation of complaints [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. However, preliminary evidence suggests a distinctive pattern in patients who tend to persist in their activities in spite of pain [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] (see Fig. 1).…”