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Taking Light Therapy
3 Patients currently take Light Therapy
2 Patients stopped taking Light Therapy
Max2Toes
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: mild
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
Max2Toes
30 hours weekly since Dec 05, 2006

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take Light Therapy

Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 100% 1
Other
Other: 100% 1
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 1

Patient Dosages

30 hours weekly 0.5 hours as needed N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Light Therapy

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
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1
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Light Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other
Other: 100% 1
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 100% 1

How Long Patients Took Light Therapy Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
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2
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Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Light Therapy Ratings

3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 1
2 stars2 stars
2: 100% 1


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