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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An image of a girl talking with a doctor who has a clipboard with an overlay of the first page of the children and young people section of the ME Association ME/CFS/PVFS Clinical & Research Guide. The ME Association Logo (bottom right)

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ME/CFS has been reported in children as young as 5, and there appears to be a peak of onset around 13 to 15 years of age. This 6-page chapter has been taken from the 2022 Clinical & Research Guide and we review what is known about ME/CFS in young people and consider the research evidence.

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