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Mina Novakovic1, Linda Løhde2, Anne Mette Brandt-Christensen3

  • 1Lukket afsnit 811, Psykiatrisk Center Glostrup, Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri.

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|December 9, 2024
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A woman with severe fatigue, initially misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), experienced a full recovery after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for presumed depression.

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