Recovery period is prolonged, usually taking 24 hours or longer
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Recovery period is prolonged, usually taking 24 hours or longer or prolonged recovery after exertion refers to the recovery time after over-exertion causes post-exertional malaise (PEM) or post-exertional symptom exacerbation. Symptoms caused by PEM do not stop when the over-exertion ends, even when the exertion may be minimal.[1]
Prevalence[edit | edit source]
The prolonged recovery time in ME/CFS patients is one of the compulsory criterion of post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion (PENE), which is defined by the International Consensus Criteria for ME, and is required in many other diagnostic criteria definitions of ME/CFS including the current CDC criteria.[2][1]
Symptom recognition[edit | edit source]
A prolonged recovery time is a well recognized ME/CFS symptoms, and is not found in healthy people and rarely found in people with other fatiguing or neurological illnesses.[citation needed]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carruthers, BM; van de Sande, MI; De Meirleir, KL; Klimas, NG; Broderick, G; Mitchell, T; Staines, D; Powles, ACP; Speight, N; Vallings, R; Bateman, L; Bell, DS; Carlo-Stella, N; Chia, J; Darragh, A; Gerken, A; Jo, D; Lewis, DP; Light, AR; Light, KC; Marshall-Gradisnik, S; McLaren-Howard, J; Mena, I; Miwa, K; Murovska, M; Stevens, SR (2012), Myalgic encephalomyelitis: Adult & Paediatric: International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners (PDF), ISBN 978-0-9739335-3-6
- ↑ "Symptoms | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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