Fatigue Center. If you are interested in participating or have friends
who would be willing to be healthy controls download the Health Screen
Form Here: http://www.painandfatigue.com/support/screenform2010_patient.pdf
Download the pdf, complete the form using dark in and either FAX it to
(212) 844-8545 or email it to dvu@bethisraelny.org
If you have questions, call the Pain & Fatigue Study Center research
staff at: 212-844-6747.
Dr. Natelson was the senior researcher on the recent proteomics study
which found proteins in the spinal fluid objectively indicating that
ME is a neurological disease.
NEW FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANT: A Brain Problem is the Cause of CFS for
some Patients.
For the past 12 years, Dr. Natelson and his colleague have been doing
one study at a time looking at the brain as the cause of CFS. Very
importantly, the group has found that some CFS patients have abnormal
spinal fluid, problems doing neuro-psychological tests of cognitive
function, and abnormal brain imaging studies. Dr. Natelson's group has
been approved to do all these studies on the same patients. If Dr.
Natelson and his colleagues find that some patients have abnormalities
on all of these brain-related dimensions, that will mean that a brain
problem is the cause of CFS for those patients. That will made a giant
step forward in understanding the cause of CFS =96 at least for these
patients. Finding the cause is step #1 toward developing new
treatments. To allow us to move ahead, we are looking for CFS patients
who either are on no brain-active medicines or are willing to come off
these medicines with guidance from their doctor for a 2 week period.
The research consists of neuropsychological testing, brain imaging at
the Cornell Imaging Center on 71st St., and lumbar puncture.
New Study on Brain Fog and Abnormal Brain Chemistry in Fibromyalgia.
FM patients often complain of brain fog, and Dr. Natelson and a group
at Cornell-Weil Medical College have recently found an abnormality in
brain chemistry in some CFS and FM patients. This abnormality may be
important in providing doctors a test for diagnosing CFS or FM, and so
the researchers are continuing their studies of this "biomarker of
disease."
The idea of this study is that a drug called Milnacipran, FDA approved
to treat the pain of FM, will improve brain fog and will reduce the
levels of the brain chemical abnormality. Subjects in this study will
come into the center for a free medical evaluation to determine if the
have FM.
They will then fill out some questionaires, do a 20-minute test for
brain fog and undergo brain MR imaging. Afterwards, subjects will
either receive Milnacipran or a placebo (inactive substance) for 8
weeks. Having some patients take placebo lets the researchers figure
out the role of the drug.
At the end, testing will be repeated to learn the effects of the drug
on improving FM.
To become involved in this study, the researchers need to know more
about you and your illness which you can provide via a Health Screen
Form. To provide that information, get the Health Screen Form.
Download it, complete it and FAX it in. Please use dark ink so that it
is legible. We will call you right back to speak with you about
participating. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. With
your participation, knowledge about CFS and FM will move ahead.
For more information on Milnacipran
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000495/
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