Concise Encyclopedia of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Haworth Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0922-7 (ISBN)
Are you in touch with the latest CFS information?The Concise Encyclopedia of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome summarizes current knowledge about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) to help doctors and those working with CFS patients become familiar with recent developments and lessons learned about this and related fatiguing disorders. The information has been thoughtfully organized so that you will be able to easily access and become familiar with highlights of the most relevant topics.The Concise Encyclopedia of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome will bring you up-to-date on advances in cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, epidemiology, immunology, infectious diseases, neurology, psychiatry, and psychology which have served as the basis for the formulation of new lines of research and novel therapeutic interventions for CFS. You'll find valuable information on the A-to-Z of CFS in the Concise Encyclopedia of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, including the relationships between:
AIDS and fatigue
brain injury and fatigue
cancer and fatigue as well as:
demographics of CFS
interstitial cystitis
MAO inhibitors
neuropsychology of CFS
psychosocial measures
stress factors
tumor necrosis factors ...and much moreComprehensive and thorough, the Concise Encyclopedia of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome highlights areas that need more research and gives you greater awareness of this widespread and growing problem. This compendium will educate and create greater CFS awareness among healthcare professionals and the general public.
Roberto Patarca-Montero, MD, PhD, HCLD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology and also serves as Research Director of the E. M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Previously, he was Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Patarca-Montero serves as Editor of Critical Reviews in Oncogenesis and the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He is also the author or co-author of more than 80 articles in journals or books. He is currently conducting research on immunotherapy of AIDS and chronic fatigue syndrome. Dr. Patarca-Montero is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Acquired Non-HIV Immune Diseases Foundation.
Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and fatigue -- Age -- Adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) -- Akureyri disease -- Allergies -- Amantadine -- Ankylosing spondylitis -- Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) /Arginine vasopressin -- Anxiety disorders -- Apoptosis -- Atopy -- Attention -- Attributions -- Autoantibodies -- Autoimmunity -- Autonomic function -- Beta-2 microglobulin -- Blood volume -- Borna disease virus (BDV) -- Brain injury and fatigue -- Brain positron emission tomography (PET) -- Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) -- Cancer and fatigue -- Cardiovascular deconditioning -- Celiac disease -- Chlorinated hydrocarbons -- Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), definition -- Ciguatera -- Circadian rhythms -- Circulating immune complexes -- Cognitive behavioral therapy -- Cognitive function -- Concentration -- Connective tissue and rheumatologic disorders -- Coping -- Core body temperature -- Coronary artery disease -- Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) -- Cortisol -- Creatine -- Cyanocobalamin -- Cysteine -- Cytokines -- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) -- Daytime sleepiness -- Demographics -- Dental amalgam fillings -- Depression -- Dermatomyositis -- Dexamethasone -- Dieting disorders -- Disability -- Energy expenditure -- Enteroviruses -- Environmental chemicals -- Eosinophils -- Epidemiology -- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) -- Exercise -- Familial chronic fatigue syndrome -- Fatigue -- Fibromyalgia -- Folic acid -- Fluoxetine -- Food intolerance -- Gait -- Gastric emptying -- Gastrointestinal pathology -- Gender -- Glandular fever -- Glucocorticoids -- Glutamine /L-Glutamine -- Glutathione -- Glycogen -- Glyconutrients -- Growth hormone (GH) -- Gulf War syndrome -- Gynecology -- Heart rate variability -- Herpesviruses -- HLA-DR -- Hirsutism -- Homocysteine -- Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) -- Human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) -- Hydrocortisone -- Hyperventilation -- Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis -- Hypothyroidism -- Iceland disease -- Illness beliefs -- Immune cell phenotypic distributions -- Immunoglobulins -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Information processing -- Inner ear disorders -- Inomapil -- Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) -- Interferons (IFNs) -- Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and soluble IL-1 receptors -- Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and soluble IL-2 receptor -- Interleukin-4 (IL-4) -- Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble 1L-6 receptor -- Interleukin-10 (IL-10) -- Interstitial cystitis -- Ion channels -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Juvenile onset chronic fatigue syndrome -- Lactate -- Lead poisoning -- Learning -- Lentiviruses -- Light therapy -- Low cysteine-glutathione syndrome -- Lung function -- Lymphocytes -- Magnesium -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- Marital relationship -- Melatonin -- Memory -- Menstrual Cycle -- Midodrine -- Mitochondria -- Moclobemide -- Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors -- Monocytes -- Motor function -- Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) syndrome -- Multiple sclerosis (MS) -- Muscle fibers -- Muscle physiology -- Myalgic encephalomyelitis -- Mycoplasma -- Myofascial pain -- Natural killer (NK) cells -- Neopterin -- Neurally mediated hypotension -- Neurasthenia -- Neuroendocrinology -- Neurofeedback treatment -- Neuroimaging -- Neurophysiology -- Neuropsychology -- Neutrophils -- Nighttime hypotension -- Nitric oxide -- Nutrition -- Occupational medicine -- Orthostatic hypotension -- Ovarian cysts -- Overtraining -- Pain -- Parvovirus B19 -- Pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome -- Personality traits -- Phosphate -- Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- Physical activity -- Platelet volume -- Polio vaccination -- Polycystic ovarian syndrome -- Polysomnography -- Post-dialysis fatigue -- Post-Lyme disease syndrome (PLS) -- Post-polio syndrome -- Post-Q-fever fatigue syndrome -- Postural tachycardia syndrome -- Premenstrual syndrome -- Prevalence -- Progesterone -- Prognosis -- Prolactin -- Protein kinase RNA (PKR) -- Prozac -- Psychiatric morbidity -- Psychoneuroimmunology -- Psychopathology -- Psychosocial measures -- Psychosomatic disorders -- Q fever -- Quality of life (QOL) -- Red blood cell distribution width -- Red blood cell mass -- Regulation of respiration -- Rehabilitation -- REM sleep -- Reticular activating system -- Rh blood group -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Rhinitis -- RNase L -- Ross River virus -- Seasonal affective disorder -- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- Selegeline -- Self-efficacy -- Serotonin -- Sick building syndrome (SBS) -- Silicone breast implants -- Sjogren’s syndrome -- Sleep -- Socioeconomic status -- Sociosomatics -- Soluble CD8 (sCD8) -- Soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) -- Somatization -- Somatoform disorder -- Somatomedin C -- Spasmophilia -- SPECTSCAN -- Spleen -- Stealth viruses -- Stress -- Sub-anaerobic threshold exercise test -- Sympathetic hypersensitivity -- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) -- Tapanui flu -- Temporomandibular disorders -- Testosterone -- Thyroxine -- Transfer factors (TFs) -- Tryptophan -- Tumor growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) -- Tumor necrosis factors (TNFs) and soluble TNF receptors 85 Tyrosine -- Urinary metabolites -- Vitamins -- Yersinia -- Notes -- Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2000 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Binghamton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 498 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7890-0922-6 / 0789009226 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-0922-7 / 9780789009227 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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