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

by Pall; Martin

• ISBN13: 9780789023896
• ISBN10: 078902389X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-04-23
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare

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 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 puzzling elements of these diseases. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
The NO/ONOO[superscript -] Cycle and the Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	p. 1
Important Components and Their Properties	p. 27
Generation of Symptoms and Signs of Multisystem Illnesses	p. 49
The Local versus Systemic Nature of the NO/ONOO[superscript -] Cycle Mechanism and Its Implications for Nomenclature and Treatment	p. 69
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	p. 77
Agents That Lower Nitric Oxide Levels Are Useful in the Treatment of Multisystem Illnesses: Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B[subscript 12]) and Paroxetine	p. 105
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity	p. 111
Fibromyalgia	p. 139
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	p. 149
Gulf War Syndrome: A Combination of All Four (CFS, MCS, FM, and PTSD)	p. 159
The Toll of Multisystem Illnesses	p. 171
Overall Evidence, and What Else Is Needed?	p. 179
What About Those Who Say It Is All in Your Head or That It All Starts in Your Head?	p. 189
A Major New Paradigm of Human Disease?	p. 231
Therapy	p. 265
Overview	p. 317
References	p. 327
Index	p. 439
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