Chronic Fatigue Disorder Underdiagnosed in Children

Jan 30, 2020 · 1m
Chronic Fatigue Disorder Underdiagnosed in Children
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  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/BmPJ8Abr5uY   Only 5% of children and teens with chronic fatigue syndrome, technically known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, ever receive a proper diagnosis.  Investigators from DePaul University and the Lurie Chicago...

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  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/BmPJ8Abr5uY   Only 5% of children and teens with chronic fatigue syndrome, technically known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, ever receive a proper diagnosis.  Investigators from DePaul University and the Lurie Chicago Children’s Hospital studied a random group of over 10,100 kids 5 to 17 years.   The reasons affected children aren’t identified includes poor healthcare access but also provider misconception that this disease is not a genuine condition.  With an estimated 51 million children and teens in the US this year, 3.8 million have this disorder but 3.6 million go undiagnosed.   A child with sleep problems and lightheadedness when standing for 6 months or more should be evaluated.   Leonard A. Jason, Ben Z. Katz, Madison Sunnquist, Chelsea Torres, Joseph Cotler, Shaun Bhatia. The Prevalence of Pediatric Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a Community-Based Sample. Child & Youth Care Forum, 2020; DOI: 10.1007/s10566-019-09543-3   https://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/tables/pop1.asp   https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/me-cfs-children/children-symptoms-diagnosis.html   #chronicfatiguesyndrome #pediatrics #underdiagnosis #myalgicencephalitis  
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Author Howard G. Smith MD
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