Talk:Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome/NosologyWorkpage

This page exists specifically to discuss and present/edit proposals for the addition of a new section on the main CFS article page:

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Nosological Developments
The medical classification (nosology) of CFS is subject to ongoing research which is variously focussed upon epidemiology, upon [clinical description]] and upon the establishment of biomarkers.

Epidemiology
Recent work o the epidemiology of CFS is limited to a single study on prevalence in a developing society.

Clinical Descriptions
In addition to the operative descriptions employed by national health organisations such as the CDC and NICE, research has produced other clinical descriptions which as yet have not met with general medical consensus:

Biomarkers
Successful identification of biomarkers would impact upon future directions in both the epidemiology and in the clinical description of CFS. There is no current general medical consensus on CFS biomarkers however the following have been proposed:

--In Vitro Infidelium (talk) 15:58, 15 December 2011 (UTC)