Chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep disorders: clinical associations and diagnostic difficulties.

Ferré A. Neurologia. 2016 Feb 11.

INTRODUCTION: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised by the presence of intractable fatigue and non-restorative sleep, symptoms which are also very prevalent in multiple diseases and appear as side effects of different drugs. Numerous studies have shown a high prevalence of sleepdisorders in patients with CFS. However, non-restorative sleep and fatigue are frequently symptoms of the sleep disorders themselves, so primarysleep disorders have to be ruled out in many cases of CFS.

DEVELOPMENT: This review was performed using a structured search of the MeSH terms ([Sleep]+[Chronic fatigue syndrome]) in the PubMed database.

CONCLUSION: Identifying primary sleep disorders in patients meeting diagnostic criteria for CFS will allow for a more comprehensive treatment approach involving new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that may improve quality of life for these patients.

Ventana Cientifica. Mayo 2016. Artículo 135
Chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep disorders: clinical associations and diagnostic difficulties.