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== Chronic fatigue vs. Chronic fatigue syndrome and Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue == [[File:ChronicFatigueSyndrome-IdiopathicChronicFatigue-Differences.jpg|left|thumb|Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a distinct neurological disease, and is not the same as chronic fatigue, or long-term fatigue with no known cause (ICF).<br />''Source: Son, C-G (2019). Differential diagnosis between “chronic fatigue” and “chronic fatigue syndrome”. Integrative Medicine Research, 8(2), 89-91. Suggested algorithm for chronic fatigue, ICF and CFS. License: CC-BY-ND-NC.'']] Dr. [[Jarred Younger]] explains chronic fatigue and begins by stating "Fatigue is not a disease and it is not even a symptom. So fatigue is a alarm system and the most general alarm system the body has."<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://youtu.be/wJB95m4FLa0?t=364 | title = Webinar with Jarred Younger, Ph.D. | last = Younger | first = Jarred | authorlink = | date = May 20, 2016 | website = YouTube| publisher = SolveCFS| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> [https://youtu.be/wJB95m4FLa0?t=363 Webinar with Jarred Younger, Ph.D. (Video starts with quote @6:04 and Younger discusses fatigue until @7:54)] [[Idiopathic chronic fatigue]] (ICF) refers to medically unexplained chronic fatigue lasting at least 6 months that does not meet the criteria for [[chronic fatigue syndrome]], for example [[post-exertional malaise]] (PEM) may be mild or non-existent, and [[orthostatic intolerance]] or [[cognitive impairment]] may not be present.<ref name="Son2019" />
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