| Description |
x, 446 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Haworth research series on malaise, fatigue, and debilitation
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| Contents |
The 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-437) 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. |
| ISBN |
078902389X (soft : alk. paper) |
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9780789023889 (hard : alk. paper) |
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9780789023896 (soft : alk. paper) |
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0789023881 (hard : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101290106 |
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YDXCP 2496979 |
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YDXCP 2496980 |
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