Chronic Fatigue Syndromes The Limbic Hypothesis

Name: Chronic Fatigue Syndromes The Limbic Hypothesis
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ISBN: 9781560249047

ISBN-10: 1560249048

ISBN-13: 9781560249047

Edition: 1993

Authors: Jay Goldstein

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is now a recognized major and international medical concern. In this innovative book, Dr. Jay Goldstein provides a medical narrative of an "evolving theory" of how the symptoms of CFS may develop through dysfunction of numerous physiological pathways: He describes the biologic basis of these assumptions, and, based on an analysis of basic medical principles, leads the reader to logical conclusions. Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: The Limbic Hypothesis carefully reviews the extant research literature in each chapter. Although Dr. Goldstein cautions that this model should be viewed only as a PROMISING FOUNDATION for future research, no less than six peer reviewers,…

Book details

List price: $71.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/10/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 286
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.35" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


What Is Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)?


The Limbic System


Limbic System Physiology


The Limbic Zone


Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Limbic Encephalopathy in a Dysregulated Neuroimmune Network


Limbic Etiology of Some CFS Symptoms


Overview


Diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome


NIH Recommendations


Clinical Symptoms


Diagnostic Tests


Brain Function Tests


Overview


Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome


Determining Pathophysiology


Somatization Disorder


Neuropharmacology of CFS


CFS Dementia Treatment


Trigeminal Nerve Function and Treatment


Pain Mechanisms and Treatment


Alternative CFS Treatments


Conclusion


Addendum I: Transneuronal Retrograde Messengers in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome


App.: Neuropharmacology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome


App.: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Institute: Screening Psychological Report


Addendum II: Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a Disorder of the Central Neurogenic Regulation of Cerebral Circulation?


Index