Monday, July 25, 2011
Prof Jason: only 10% of patients identified as having CFS actually had ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)
Posted on July 23, 2011, 11:12 pm by a rainbow at night:
“In a study of the Reeves empirical criteria [for CFS], Jason et al reported that 38% of patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder were misclassified as having CFS and only 10% of patients identified as having CFS actually had ME.“
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See also: The main characteristic of ME is an abnormally delayed muscle recovery after doing trivial things, if you don't have that, you don't have ME
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