All Posts: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Gulf War Illness and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Distinct Illnesses, Georgetown Study Suggests

WASHINGTON (August 10, 2020) — A brain imaging study of veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) and patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) (sometimes called myalgic…

August 10, 2020

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Brain Studies Show Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness are Distinct Conditions

CHICAGO (October 23, 2019) — Gulf War Illness (GWI) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) share symptoms of disabling fatigue, pain, systemic hyperalgesia (tenderness), negative…

October 23, 2019

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Perceptions of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Emergency Department

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (January 10, 2019) — Findings from a novel online questionnaire of people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who…

January 10, 2019

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Brain Chemistry Profiles Shows Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness as Unique Disorders

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found distinct molecular signatures in chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness, two brain disorders long thought to…

November 9, 2017