Hi -- I contracted WNV in 2002 and as it was my experience that there were (and are) long-term sequelae, I've been following the research. There was a study done in North Dakota which interested me and I was able to contact one of the authors. He responded after a couple of weeks. There is a good chance he will have the answers you need. Information / links below.
The question I was trying to get answered - in order to get insurance coverage for it - was whether or not Provigil was actively being used to manage the fatigue of WNV (as it is used for the fatigue of MS). I didn't win the insurance battle, but it remains my experience that Provigil did more for the symptoms than anything else. (Persistent fatigue, word-finding difficulty, depression. My migraines also go MUCH worse for about 18 months then began to resolve back to normal). Anyway ... Contact info / links for Dr. Carson:
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Hi -- I contracted WNV in 2002 and as it was my experience that there were (and are) long-term sequelae, I've been following the research. There was a study done in North Dakota which interested me and I was able to contact one of the authors. He responded after a couple of weeks. There is a good chance he will have the answers you need. Information / links below.
The question I was trying to get answered - in order to get insurance coverage for it - was whether or not Provigil was actively being used to manage the fatigue of WNV (as it is used for the fatigue of MS). I didn't win the insurance battle, but it remains my experience that Provigil did more for the symptoms than anything else. (Persistent fatigue, word-finding difficulty, depression. My migraines also go MUCH worse for about 18 months then began to resolve back to normal). Anyway ... Contact info / links for Dr. Carson:
JournalWatch Abstract: http://infectious-diseases.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2006/913/1
Medline Abstract with Dr. Carson's email address at time of publication: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16912946?dopt=Abstract
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GOOD LUCK to you and your patient. Nice to see an internist asking questions about this !!! Wish more would!
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