A case of chronic fatigue syndrome in Malaysia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Abstract

A case of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) like illness was identified recently. Diagnosis CFS is commonly used in the western countries but not in Malaysia or other parts of Asia. It is probably because the diagnosis of neurasthenia has gradually disappeared especially in the United States and United Kingdom. Neurasthenia is dropped in the DSM-111 and DSM-1V but is still retained in the 10th International Classification of Disease. This paper is reporting the case and discussing the definition of chronic fatigue syndrome.

Keywords

Fatique, chronic fatique syndrome, neurasthenia

Publication Title

Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC)

ISSN

1823-7339

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

5

Issue

2

Publisher

Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Additional Information

DH

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