| 1 | DVBCWEN1 ;ALB/CMM EPILEPSY AND NARCOLEPSY WKS TEXT - 1 ; 6 MARCH 1997
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| 2 |  ;;2.7;AMIE;**12**;Apr 10, 1995
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| 3 |  ;
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| 4 |  ;
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| 5 | TXT ;
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| 6 |  ;;A.  Review of Medical Records:
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| 7 |  ;;
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| 8 |  ;;
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| 9 |  ;;B.  Medical History (Subjective Complaints):
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| 10 |  ;;
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| 11 |  ;;    Comment on:
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| 12 |  ;;    1.  Discuss precipitating factors, aggravating factors, 
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| 13 |  ;;        alleviating factors.
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| 14 |  ;;
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| 15 |  ;;
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| 16 |  ;;    2.  Current treatment, response, side effects.
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| 17 |  ;;
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| 18 |  ;;
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| 19 |  ;;    3.  State the frequency and type of seizures or episodes of 
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| 20 |  ;;        narcolepsy during the past 12 months, including any change in
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| 21 |  ;;        frequency pattern.  If possible, record the actual number of 
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| 22 |  ;;        seizures in each calendar month.  If the veteran keeps a 
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| 23 |  ;;        seizure diary, record dates of seizures.
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| 24 |  ;;
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| 25 |  ;;
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| 26 |  ;;    4.  Discuss the effect of epilepsy or narcolepsy on daily 
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| 27 |  ;;        activities, including the effects of medications.
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| 28 |  ;;
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| 29 |  ;;
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| 30 |  ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
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| 31 |  ;;
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| 32 |  ;;    1.  Order a psychiatric examination if there are indications of a
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| 33 |  ;;        mental disorder associated with epilepsy.
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| 34 |  ;;
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| 35 |  ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
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| 36 |  ;;
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| 37 |  ;;    1.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted
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| 38 |  ;;        in the examination report.
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| 39 |  ;;
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| 40 |  ;;
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| 41 |  ;;E.  Diagnosis:
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| 42 |  ;;
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| 43 |  ;;    1.  If the diagnosis is NOT established or is questioned, schedule
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| 44 |  ;;        any necessary special studies, including admission for a 
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| 45 |  ;;        period of examination and observation, as appropriate to 
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| 46 |  ;;        provide a definitive diagnosis.
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| 47 |  ;;
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| 48 |  ;;
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| 49 |  ;;Signature:                              Date:
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| 50 |  ;;END
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