Chronic fatigue syndrome in children and adolescents: a systematic update and a case report

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2013-03-12

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Gago Ageitos, A. M., Durán Maseda, M. J., López Moríñigo, J. D., Martínez Formoso, S., & Pacheco Mirones, J. (2013). Chronic fatigue syndrome in children and adolescents: a systematic update and a case report. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 30(1), 64–68. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/266

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Case reports

Authors

  • Ana María Gago Ageitos, Dra Servicio Galego de Saúde
  • María José Durán Maseda Centro de Salud de Valga
  • Javier D. López Moríñigo Hospital Maudsley
  • Silvia Martínez Formoso Centro de Salud Mental de Mollabao
  • Joaquín Pacheco Mirones Psiquiatra del Hospital Miguel Domínguez (Pontevedra)

Keywords:

Chronic fatigue syndrome in children and adolescents, neurasthenia, somatization, school absenteeism, duloxetine

Abstract

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a major cause of school absenteeism. A 14-year old boy with CFS following an infectious mononucleosis with great disability and  significant concerns regarding the origin of the illness is presented. Factors associated with the poor prognosis such as the illness chronicity, the family psychopathology and the longstanding belief by the patient that illness has an organic origin are discussed.

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Author Biographies

Ana María Gago Ageitos, Dra, Servicio Galego de Saúde

Psiquiatra. Servicio Galego de Saúde. Santiago de Compostela

Correspondencia:
anagago@yahoo.com
C/Santiago del Estero 1-4ºF Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) 15701

María José Durán Maseda, Centro de Salud de Valga

Psiquiatra y Médico de Familia (Centro de Salud de Valga, Pontevedra)

Javier D. López Moríñigo, Hospital Maudsley

Psiquiatra del Instituto de Psiquiatría en Hospital Maudsley (Londres)

Silvia Martínez Formoso, Centro de Salud Mental de Mollabao

Psiquiatra del Centro de Salud Mental de Mollabao (Pontevedra)

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