Thirteen-year follow-up of children and adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome

DSB MD, K Jordan, M Robinson - Pediatrics, 2001 - publications.aap.org
Objective. To describe the educational, social, and symptomatic outcome of children and
adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome 13 years after illness onset. Methods. Between
January 1984 and December 1987, 46 children and adolescents developed an illness
suggestive of chronic fatigue syndrome. Follow-up questionnaires were obtained from 35
participants an average of 13 years after illness onset. Data were obtained concerning
subsequent medical diagnoses, amount of school missed, presence and severity of current …