Chronic fatigue syndrome physical examination

Physical examination

 * People with CFS function at a significantly lower level of activity than they were capable of prior to becoming ill. The illness results in a substantial reduction in occupational, personal, social or educational activities.


 * A CFS diagnosis should be considered in patients who present with six months or more of unexplained fatigue accompanied by other characteristic symptoms. These signs include:


 * impaired cognitive dysfunction,
 * tender cervical or axillary lymph nodes