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==See also== *[[Myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME) was the original name for [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS); the names are used interchangeably or with the acronym ME/CFS.<ref name="Nicholson, 2016">{{Citation | last1 = Nicholson | first1 = Laura | authorlink1 = | last2 = Brown | first2 = Abigail | authorlink2 = Abigail Brown | last3 = Jason | first3 = Leonard A. | authorlink3 = Leonard Jason | last4 =Ohanian | first4 = Diana | authorlink4 = Diana Ohanian | last5 = O’Connor | first5 = Kelly | authorlink5 = | title = Educational Priorities for Healthcare Providers and Name Suggestions for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Including the Patient Voice | journal = Clin Res Open Access | volume = 2 | issue = 1 | page = | date = 2016 | pmid = | doi = 10.16966/2469-6714.112 }}</ref> The name SEID, although giving credence to the fact that patients are intolerant to [[exertion]], does not capture the debilitating [[central nervous system]] symptoms patients experience as the name ME does. *[[Pathways to prevention report]] *[[Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease]] === Generally accepted criteria for diagnosing ME and ME/CFS === *[[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] (CCC)<ref name="Carruthers, 2003">{{Citation | last1 = Carruthers | first1 = Bruce M. | authorlink1 = Bruce Carruthers | last2 = Jain | first2 = Anil Kumar | authorlink2 = Anil Kumar Jain | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny L. | authorlink3 = Kenny De Meirleir | last4 =Peterson | first4 = Daniel L. | authorlink4 = Daniel Peterson | last5 = Klimas | first5 = Nancy G. | authorlink5 = Nancy Klimas | last6 = Lerner | first6 = A. Martin | authorlink6 = Martin Lerner | last7 = Bested | first7 = Alison C. | authorlink7 = Alison Bested | last8 = Flor-Henry | first8 = Pierre | authorlink8 = Pierre Flor-Henry | last9 = Joshi | first9 = Pradip | author-link9 = Pradip Joshi | last10 = Powles | first10 = AC Peter | authorlink10 = A C Peter Powles | last11 = Sherkey | first11 = Jeffrey A. | authorlink11 = Jeffrey Sherkey | last12 = van de Sande | first12 = Marjorie I. | authorlink12 = Marjorie van de Sande | title = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols | journal = Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | volume = 11 | issue = 2 | pages = 7-115 | date = 2003 | pmid = | doi = 10.1300/J092v11n01_02 | url = http://phoenixrising.me/wp-content/uploads/Canadian-definition.pdf }}</ref> 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>{{Cite journal | last = Carruthers | first = Bruce M. | authorlink = Bruce Carruthers | last2 = van de Sande | first2 = Marjorie I. | authorlink2 = Marjorie van de Sande | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny L. | authorlink3 = Kenny De Meirleir | last4 = Klimas | first4 = Nancy G. | author-link4 = Nancy Klimas | last5 = Broderick | first5 = Gordon | authorlink5 = Gordon Broderick | last6 = Mitchell | first6 = Terry | authorlink6 = Terry Mitchell | last7 = Staines | first7 = Donald | authorlink7 = Donald Staines | last8 = Powles | first8 = A.C. Peter | authorlink8 = A C Peter Powles | last9 = Speight | first9 = Nigel | author-link9 = Nigel Speight | last10 = Vallings | first10 = Rosamund | authorlink10 = Rosamund Vallings | last11 = Bateman | first11 = Lucinda | authorlink11 = Lucinda Bateman | last12 = Baumgarten-Austrheim | first12 = Barbara | authorlink12 = Barbara Baumgarten-Austrheim | last13 = Bell | first13 = David | author-link13=David Bell | last14 = Carlo-Stella | first14 = Nicoletta | author-link14 = Nicoletta Carlo-Stella | last15 = Chia | first15 = John | author-link15 = John Chia | last16 = Darragh | first16 = Austin | author-link16 = Austin Darragh | last17 = Jo | first17 = Daehyun | author-link17 = Daehyun Jo | last18 = Lewis | first18 = Donald | author-link18 = Donald Lewis | last19 = Light | first19 = Alan | author-link19 = Alan Light | last20 = Marshall-Gradisnik | first20 = Sonya | author-link20 = Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik | last21 = Mena | first21 = Ismael | author-link21 = Ismael Mena | last22 = Mikovits | first22 = Judy | author-link22 = Judy Mikovits | last23 = Miwa | first23 = Kunihisa | author-link23 = Kunihisa Miwa | last24 = Murovska | first24 = Modra | author-link24 = Modra Murovska | last25 = Pall | first25 = Martin | author-link25 = Martin Pall | last26 = Stevens | first26 = Staci | author-link26 = Staci Stevens | date = 2011-08-22 | title=Myalgic encephalomyelitis: International Consensus Criteria | url = https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|language=en|volume=270|issue=4 | pages = 327–338|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x|issn=0954-6820|pmc=3427890|pmid=21777306|via=}}</ref> This criterion 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>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nap.edu/resource/19012/MECFScliniciansguide.pdf | title=Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Redefining an Illness | last = Clayton | first = Ellen Wright | date = 2015 | website = National Academies|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date= | authorlink = Ellen Wright Clayton | last2 = Alegria | first2 = Margarita | authorlink2 = Margarita Alegría | authorlink3 = Lucinda Bateman | authorlink4 = Lily Chu | authorlink5 = Charles Cleeland | authorlink6 = Ronald Davis | authorlink7 = Betty Diamond | authorlink8 = Theodore Ganiats | author-link9 = Betsy Keller | last3 = Bateman | first3 = Lucinda | last4 = Chu | first4 = Lily | last5 = Cleeland | first5 = Charles | last6 = Davis | first6 = Ronald | last7 = Diamond | first7 = Betty | last8 = Ganiats | first8 = Theodore | last9 = Keller | first9 = Betsy | last10 = Klimas | first10 = Nancy | authorlink10=Nancy Klimas | last11 = Lerner | first11 = A Martin | authorlink11=Martin Lerner | last12 = Mulrow | first12 = Cynthia | authorlink12=Cynthia Mulrow | last13 = Natelson | first13 = Benjamin | authorlink13 = Benjamin Natelson | last14 = Rowe | first14 = Peter | authorlink14=Peter Rowe | last15 = Shelanski | first15 = Michael | authorlink15=Michael Shelanski}}</ref> 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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