| Description |
x, 446 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Haworth research series on malaise, fatigue, and debilitation |
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Haworth research series on malaise, fatigue, and debilitation.
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| Contents |
The NO/ONOO-cycle and the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, multiplechemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, and posttraumatic stress disorder -- Important components and their properties -- Generation of symptoms and signs of multisystem illnesses -- The local versus systemic nature of the NO/ONOO-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 B12) and paroxetine -- Multiple chemical sensitivity -- Fibromyalgia -- Posttraumatic 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 |
| Summary |
"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 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 puzzling elements of these diseases."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nitric oxide -- Pathophysiology.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome -- Etiology.
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Multiple chemical sensitivity -- Etiology.
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Fibromyalgia -- Etiology.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Etiology.
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Persian Gulf syndrome -- Etiology.
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Signs and Symptoms.
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic -- etiology.
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Fibromyalgia -- etiology.
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity -- etiology.
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Persian Gulf Syndrome -- etiology.
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- etiology.
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| LC no. |
2006034698 |
| ISBN |
9780789023896 soft alkaline paper |
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9780789023889 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0789023881 hardcover alkaline paper |
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078902389X soft alkaline paper |
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