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====6. Testable Neuropsychological Changes==== There are neuropsychological changes that are measurable and demonstrate short-term memory loss, cognitive dysfunctions, increased irritability, confusion, and perceptual difficulties. There is usually rapid decrease in these functions after any physical or mental activity. Neuropsychological changes must be measured in relation to estimates of prior achievement. This feature may improve over a period of years in patients with adequate financial and social support and can be made worse by chronic stressors. The neurophysiological changes are those observed by a qualified Neuropsychologist with experience in examining this type of disease spectrum. Some of the deficits that a Neuropsychologist should consider examining include: <ol start="1" type="a"> <li> [[word-finding problems]], <li> Subtle problems with receptive and expressive [[aphasia]], <li> Decreased [[concentration]], <li> Distractibility and the decreased ability to [[process multiple factors simultaneously]], <li> [[Dyscalculia]], <li> Decreased fine and gross motor problems, <li> Dysfunction of [[spatial perception]], <li> Abstract reasoning, <li> Compromised [[visual discrimination]], <li> Sequencing problems. </ol> In Cochran’s Q Neuropsychological tests there is an increased observation of significant problems in both immediate and delayed verbal recall. In Dr Sheila Bastien’s investigations, over 50% of M.E. patients have delayed visual recall, TAP dominance, TPT N-Dominance and 40% or more have abnormalities of Immediate visual recall, Tap N-Dom, Grip N Dominance, & grip dominance problems. <sup>''(Bastien, Sheila. The Clinical and Scientific Basis of M.E. / CFS. Chapter 51, pps. 453-460)''</sup>
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