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General paediatrics

G/THUR/GEN1 CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME IN PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN
S. Davies¹, J. Griffin¹, E. Crawley².¹North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK; ²Bath Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK

Aim: To describe the presentation and outcome of a cohort of children diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) while in primary school.

Methods: Data were collected for patients diagnosed with CF/ME under the age of 12 by the Bath/Bristol CFS/ME service between September 2004 and September 2006. Data collected at time zero and 12 months were analysed and included the Chalder fatigue scale, symptom checklist, Pain VAS, SF36, anxiety and depression inventory and school attendance. The notes were reviewed to check whether alternative diagnosis had been made at follow-up.

Results: Twenty six children under 12 were diagnosed as having CFS/ME in this period which is 14% of the total number of children seen. The age range was 3–12 years (mean 9 years). 19/26 children were girls (73%). At diagnosis . . . [Full text of this article]