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Pediatric myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
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=== Generally accepted criteria for diagnosis === *[[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] (CCC)<ref name="CCC" /> A diagnosis of moderate and severe forms of [[ME/CFS]] are accurately made using this criterion. Adults can be diagnosed at 6 months while pediatric cases are diagnosed at three months. *[[International Consensus Criteria]] (ICC)<ref name="ICC" /> This criteria will accurately diagnose [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME). There is no requirement that the individual have symptoms for a specified period of time for diagnosis, as opposed to CCC, [[Fukuda criteria|Fukuda]], and [[Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease|SEID]], which all require 6 months in adults. *[[Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease]] (SEID)<ref name="IOM2015" /> ME/CFS ([[Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease|SEID]]) is accurately diagnosed when the [[Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease#Diagnostic criteria|core symptoms]] are met. The [[Institute of Medicine report]] as a whole is a comprehensive review of the medical literature available at time of publication (2015). Adults can be diagnosed at 6 months while pediatric cases are diagnosed at three months.
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