CFIDS

DATE:__________________________ NAME:___________________________



CDC (Holmes) Criteria

MAJOR MINOR
1.    New persistant/relapsing
Fatigue in person with no
prior history, not better
with bedrest with daily
activity below 50% of
premorbid activity for
at least 6 months.       _____________

8 of 11 symptoms or
6 including 2
physical documented
by M.D.      ________________
2. Exclusion of other plausible
disorder.                    _____________

MINOR - PHYSICAL (2 observations 1 month apart) (symptoms)
1.    Low grade fever (99.5 - 101) (37.5 - 38.6) _____________
2. Sore throat w/o exudate _____________
3. Painful/palpated lymph nodes < 2cm _____________
MINOR - OTHER
4. Prolonged fatigue especially with exercise _____________
5. Myalgia _____________
6. Muscle weakness generalized _____________
7. Sleep disorder - hyper or insomnia _____________
8. Migratory arthralgia w/o swelling or redness _____________
9. Neuropsychological symptoms _____________
10. Headache change from pre-illness pattern _____________
11. Rapid onset of initial symptoms (hours/days) _____________


REFERENCE: Annals of Internal Medicine. 1988; 108.387-389
Holmes et al. - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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