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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Orthostatic Intolerance, Chronic Lyme Disease, Transformed Migraine make up a spectrum of illnesses characterized by reduction in daily activity, severe fatigue, widespread pain, and numerous other symptoms. Despite severe and sometimes disabling symptoms, the affected patient looks relatively well.
In this book a mechanism is presented arguing that these illnesses are characterized and defined by decreased cellular energy production, or cellular hypoxia. The term Neuro-Immune Fatigue is suggested for this spectrum of conditions. This is not a book that describes the signs and symptoms of the illnesses in this spectrum; it is a book that explores mechanisms that lie beneath the complex patterns of symptoms.
About the author
Dr. David Bell is a well recognized expert in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He began his study of the condition following an outbreak in 1985 in Lyndonville, NY and has written numerous medical articles and books. He has served on the board of directors of the International Association of Chronic Fatigue syndrome and was chairman of the Department of Health and Human Services Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee. For more information about Dr. Bell, please click on the "author profile" tab above.
Table of Contents - An Illness of Cellular Hypoxia
- Overview
- Infection as the Initiating Event
- Non-Infectious Causes
- Genetic Influences
- The Immune-Cytokine Cascade
- Nitric Oxide Metabolism
- Cluster #1 - Vasculopathy
- Cluster #2 - Central Sensitization
- Cluster #3 - Cellular Hypoxia
- Treatment Considerations
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