Letters
Ending stalemate over CFS/ME
Will adopting the Canadian criteria improve diagnosis of CFS?
BMJ 2011; 343 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d4589 (Published 19 July 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;343:d4589
- Peter D White, professor of psychological medicine1,
- Alastair Miller, consultant physician2,
- Esther Crawley, consultant senior lecturer, University of Bristol, and clinical lead3
- 1Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1A 7BE, UK
- 2Tropical and Infectious Disease Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK
- 3Bath Specialist Paediatric CFS/ME service, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath BA1 1RL, UK
- esther.crawley{at}bristol.ac.uk
Godlee suggests that adoption of the Canadian criteria to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a reasonable request.1 It may be reasonable but is probably not practicable. These criteria require the assessment of some 65 discrete symptoms and 14 comorbid conditions before even considering exclusionary …
Log in
Log in using your username and password
Log in through your institution
Subscribe from £184 *
Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more.
* For online subscription
Access this article for 1 day for:
£50 / $60/ €56 (excludes VAT)
You can download a PDF version for your personal record.