With the increased conditioning, size, and speed of professional athletes and the increase in individuals engaging in sports and recreational activities, there is potential for rising numbers of traumatic brain…
Sports and recreational activities are associated with a variety of injuries. Although many of these injuries are musculoskeletal in nature, both the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system…
Fatigue is often the major presenting complaint in patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease. This review explores a number of the multiple possible causes of fatigue in this population of…
Up to 50% of Americans will develop cancer, and >90% of patients will experience cancer-related fatigue (CRF) at some point in their disease course. Patients describe CRF as devastating to…
Fatigue is an almost universal patient complaint, yet it is infrequently addressed by the treating physician. A graded exercise program combined with cognitive behavioral therapy and appropriate medications appears to…
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, debilitating, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. There is no cure for the disease, and its management includes use of symptomatic agents…
Fatigue is a disabling symptom common to many neurologic conditions, including Parkinson disease, post-stroke syndromes, and traumatic brain injury. Fatigue in the neurologic population is defined differently from that in…
Chronic fatigue is an underdiagnosed condition in children, particularly those with neuromuscular illnesses. The mechanism and treatment of chronic fatigue in this special population may differ from those of the…
Recent studies employing functional neuroimaging provide new insights into the elusive construct of fatigue. Studies have been conducted primarily in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)….
Fatigue is common among patients presenting to physicians. Fatigue can lead to serious public health consequences and may be caused by a vast array of etiologies. This article reviews the…
