A patient who recovered from post-COVID myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a case report

Table 1 Clinical test values before and after undergoing the treatment protocol

	1st visit	Last visit
Axillary temperature (℃)	37.2	36.6
Fatigue level (NRS)	5	0
BFI score	7.0	0.5
TMT-A (sec)	45	35
Active standing test SBP/DBP (HR)
Recumbent (baseline) After standing	130/74 (84)	124/79 (90)
2 min	140/89 (98)	143/88 (96)
3 min	142/90 (100)	137/90 (94)
4 min	142/86 (98)	141/84 (92)
5 min	131/88 (100)	136/85 (95)
Average after standing	138.8/88.3 (99.0)	139.3/86.8 (94.3)
Change by standing	8.8/14.3 (15.0)	15.3/7.8 (4.3)

Clinical parameters were compared on the first and last visits to our department
Fatigue level was measured by 2 methods: the NRS, with 10 being the most severe fatigue that she could imagine and 0 being no fatigue; and the Japanese version of the BFI score. During the active standing test, the SBP (mm Hg), DBP (mm Hg), and HR (beats per minute) were recorded every min for 5 min. (Values were not obtained for the first min after standing at the first visit; therefore, the table only shows the values at 2, 3, 4, and 5 min after standing.) Average after standing: average values from 2 to 4 min. Changes by standing: average values after standing – baseline values
BFI Brief fatigue inventory, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, HR Heart rate, NRS Numerical rating scale, SBP Systolic blood pressure, TMT-A Japanese version of the trail-making test A

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