Explaining "unexplained illnesses" : disease paradigm for chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder, Gulf War syndrome, and others / Martin L. Pall.

New York ; London : Informa Healthcare USA, [2009], ©2009.

x, 446 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-437) and index.

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.