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SUBMITTER: Wyller VB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4166398 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wyller Vegard Bruun VB Fagermoen Even E Sulheim Dag D Winger Anette A Skovlund Eva E Saul Jerome Philip JP
BioPsychoSocial medicine 20140915
<h4>Background</h4>Orthostatic intolerance is common in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and several studies have documented an abnormal sympathetic predominance in the autonomic cardiovascular response to gravitational stimuli. The aim of this study was to explore whether the expectancies towards standing are contributors to autonomic responses in addition to the gravitational stimulus itself.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 30 CFS patients (12-18 years of age) and 39 healthy controls underwent 20° he ...[more]