In <59kucr$lap at sjx-ixn10.ix.netcom.com> flefever at ix.netcom.com(F. Frank
LeFever) writes:
>>I am a neuropsychologist with a stronger "physiological" focus than
>most neuropsychologists. Currently I'm studying variability of
>symptoms in various disorders: chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme disease.
>fibromyalgia, post-concussion syndrome, MS.
>>I am asking people who experience changes in severity and/or pattern
of
>symptoms from day to day to monitor changes and report them to me.
>Most useful would be daily ratings over a period of 1-2 weeks or more,
>but it is possible that "one-shot" ratings can contribute something.
>>You can report on more than one symptom, but please rate them
>separately: they may or may not parallel each other in their
>variability. My special focus is on "cognitive" symptoms (e.g.
>concentration, memory) and on "lethargy" (fatigue, inertia, decreased
>drive, etc.), but believe it is important to see how these relate or
do
>not relate to others (e.g. pain).
>>For a given day (identified exactly by month and day of month, NOT day
>of the week), rate symptom(s) as:
> (1) worse, better, or about the same as usual
> and (2) worse, better, or about the same as day before.
>>Identify yourself as little or much as you want, but tell me
> (1) age
> (2) sex
> (3) diagnosis
> (4) possibly relevant history (if concussion: more than
> one? dates of each?)
> (5) geographical location (zip code or phone area code)
>>PLEASE DO NOT POST REPLIES! IF YOU BELONG TO SUPPORT GROUP, PLEASE
>RATE THE DAY BEFORE YOU HEAR WHAT OTHERS SAY! To be useful, ratings
>must be independent of possible influence of responses by others.
>>email me directly OR, send letter/card to: Monitoring Project
> Box 199
> Thiells, NY 10984
>>If you want feedback on results, tell me how you want to get them.
>>F. Frank LeFever, Ph.D.
>New York Neuropsychology Group
>>