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100 1 $aPall, Martin L.
245 10 $aExplaining "unexplained illnesses" :$bdisease paradigm for chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder, Gulf War syndrome, and others /$cMartin L. Pall.
260 $aNew York :$bHarrington Park Press,$cc2007.
300 $ax, 446 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aHaworth research series on malaise, fatigue, and debilitation
505 0 $aThe NO/ONOO 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 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 -- 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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 327-437) and index.
650 0 $aNitric oxide$xPathophysiology.
650 0 $aChronic fatigue syndrome$xEtiology.
650 0 $aMultiple chemical sensitivity$xEtiology.
650 0 $aFibromyalgia$xEtiology.
650 0 $aPost-traumatic stress disorder$xEtiology.
650 0 $aPersian Gulf syndrome$xEtiology.
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