Explaining Unexplained Illnesses Disease Paradigm for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gulf War Syndrome and Others

Name: Explaining Unexplained Illnesses Disease Paradigm for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gulf War Syndrome and Others
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ISBN: 9780789023896

ISBN-10: 078902389X

ISBN-13: 9780789023896

Edition: 2007

Authors: Martin Pall

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Explaining "Unexplained Illnesses" provides long-sought explanations for the properties of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), fibromyalgia (FM), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This groundbreaking book examines common symptoms and signs; short-term stressors such as infection, chemical exposure, physical trauma, and severe psychological stress; why people are often diagnosed as having more than one of these illnesses; and approaches for treating the cause of each disease, rather than the symptoms. The book presents a detailed and well-supported mechanism (the NO/ONOO[superscript -] cycle) that provides consistent explanations for many of the…

Book details

List price: $94.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 4/23/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 150
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The NO/ONOO[superscript -] Cycle and the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder



Important Components and Their Properties



Generation of Symptoms and Signs of Multisystem Illnesses



The Local versus Systemic Nature of the NO/ONOO[superscript -] Cycle Mechanism and Its Implications for Nomenclature and Treatment



Chronic Fatigue Syndrome



Agents That Lower Nitric Oxide Levels Are Useful in the Treatment of Multisystem Illnesses: Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B[subscript 12]) and Paroxetine



Multiple Chemical Sensitivity



Fibromyalgia



Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder



Gulf War Syndrome: A Combination of All Four (CFS, MCS, FM, and PTSD)



The Toll of Multisystem Illnesses



Overall Evidence, and What Else Is Needed?



What About Those Who Say It Is All in Your Head or That It All Starts in Your Head?



A Major New Paradigm of Human Disease?



Therapy



Overview


References


Index