Uté Vollmer-Conna

Uté Vollmer-Conna or Ute Vollmer-Conna, PhD, in psychoneuroimmunology, is an Associate Professor, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Fields of research: Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology), Infectious Diseases, Autonomic Nervous System

Special interest: Autonomic activation in post-infective chronic fatigue syndrome and other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences.

Book Chapter

 * 2000, 'Chronic fatigue syndrome.', in International Journal of Psychiatry Clinical Practice, edition 4 (co-authored with Malhi, GS)

Notable studies

 * 2016, Outcomes and predictors of response from an optimised, multidisciplinary intervention for chronic fatigue states
 * 2016, Gene expression in response to exercise in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: A pilot study
 * 2016, Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Review of Recent Evidence
 * 2016, Neurocognitive improvements after best-practice intervention for chronic fatigue syndrome: Preliminary evidence of divergence between objective indices and subjective perceptions
 * 2015, Capturing the post-exertional exacerbation of fatigue following physical and cognitive challenge in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2012, Reduced Cardiac Vagal Modulation Impacts on Cognitive Performance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2011, Sleep-wake behavior in chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2010, Chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescence: Where to from here?
 * 2010, Autonomic hyper-vigilance in post-infective fatigue syndrome
 * 2010, Reduced heart rate variability predicts poor sleep quality in a case-control study of chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2007, Postinfective fatigue syndrome is not associated with altered cytokine production
 * 2007, Gene expression correlates of postinfective fatigue syndrome after infectious mononucleosis
 * 2006, Post-infective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: Prospective cohort study"'Abstract -To delineate the risk factors, symptom patterns, and longitudinal course of prolonged illnesses after a variety of acute infections. Prospective cohort study following patients from the time of acute infection with Epstein-Barr virus (glandular fever), Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), or Ross River virus (epidemic polyarthritis). The region surrounding the township of Dubbo in rural Australia, encompassing a 200 km geographical radius and 104,400 residents. 253 patients enrolled and followed at regular intervals over 12 months by self report, structured interview, and clinical assessment. Detailed medical, psychiatric, and laboratory evaluations at six months to apply diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome. Premorbid and intercurrent illness characteristics recorded to define risk factors for chronic fatigue syndrome. Self reported illness phenotypes compared between infective groups. Prolonged illness characterised by disabling fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, neurocognitive difficulties, and mood disturbance was evident in 29 (12%) of 253 participants at six months, of whom 28 (11%) met the diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome. This post-infective fatigue syndrome phenotype was stereotyped and occurred at a similar incidence after each infection. The syndrome was predicted largely by the severity of the acute illness rather than by demographic, psychological, or microbiological factors. A relatively uniform post-infective fatigue syndrome persists in a significant minority of patients for six months or more after clinical infection with several different viral and non-viral micro-organisms. Post-infective fatigue syndrome is a valid illness model for investigating one pathophysiological pathway to chronic fatigue syndrome.'"
 * 2006, Post-infective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: Prospective cohort study
 * 1998, Chronic fatigue syndrome: An immunological perspective
 * 1997, Intravenous immunoglobulin is ineffective in the treatment of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

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