ArticleInsights in biomedicine2017
Differentiating Multiple Sclerosis from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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- Mucosal Viruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Missing Piece of the Puzzle?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The search for a blood-based biomarker for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): from biochemistry to electrophysiology.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- IgG Antibody Responses to Epstein-Barr Virus in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Their Effective Potential for Disease Diagnosis and Pathological Antigenic Mimicry.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Health outcomes of sensory hypersensitivities in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple sclerosis.Psychology, health & medicine · 2023Article
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- Evaluating case diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): toward an empirical case definition.Disability and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Symptom-based clusters in people with ME/CFS: an illustration of clinical variety in a cross-sectional cohort.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Genetic risk factors for ME/CFS identified using combinatorial analysis.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Identifying and Managing Suicidality in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Homebound versus Bedridden Status among Those with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Relationship between Fatigue and Physical Activity in a Polish Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- The development of a short form of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire.Rehabilitation psychology · 2019Article
- Differentiating Post-Polio Syndrome from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Fatigue : biomedicine, health & behavior · 2019Article
- The Development of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire: Original, Expanded, Brief, and Pediatric Versions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2018Article
- Frequency and characteristics of chronic fatigue syndrome in multiple sclerosis patients at a university hospital in Eastern Saudi Arabia.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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Abstract
Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), and Chronic Fatigue syndrome are debilitating chronic illnesses, with some overlapping symptoms. However, few studies have compared and contrasted symptom and disability profiles for these illnesses for the purpose of further differentiating them. The current study was an online self-report survey that compared symptoms from a sample of individuals with MS (N = 120) with a sample of individuals with ME or CFS (N = 269). Respondents completed the self-report DePaul Symptom Questionnaire. Those individuals with ME or CFS reported significantly more functional limitations and significantly more severe symptoms than those with MS. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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