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

ISBN-13: 9780789023896 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 150 str.

Martin L. Pall

Opis

This groundbreaking resource examines common symptoms and signs of chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, and posttraumatic stress disorder, and treatment options for these puzzling diseases.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. The NO/ONOO- Cycle and the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Chapter 2. Important Components and Their Properties
• Chapter 3. Generation of Symptoms and Signs of Multisystem Illnesses
• Chapter 4. The Local versus Systemic Nature of the NO/ONOO- Cycle Mechanism and Its Implications for Nomenclature and Treatment
• Chapter 5. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chapter 6. Agents That Lower Nitric Oxide Levels Are Useful in the Treatment of Multisystem Illnesses: Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B₁₂) and Paroxetine
• Chapter 7. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
• Chapter 8. Fibromyalgia
• Chapter 9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Chapter 10. Gulf War Syndrome: A Combination of All Four (CFS, MCS, FM, and PTSD)
• Chapter 11. The Toll of Multisystem Illnesses
• Chapter 12. Overall Evidence, and What Else Is Needed?
• Chapter 13. What About Those Who Say It Is All in Your Head or That It All Starts in Your Head?
• Chapter 14. A Major New Paradigm of Human Disease?
• Chapter 15. Therapy
• Chapter 16. Overview
• References
• Index

O autorze

Martin Pall