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Treatment and life goals among veterans with Gulf War illness. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2023
Medically unexplained syndromes (MUS), also termed persistent physical symptoms, are both prevalent and disabling. Yet treatments for MUS are marked by high rates of patient dissatisfaction, as well as disagreement between patients and providers on the ...
Nicole Sullivan, Hannah Schorpp, Sarah Crosky, Scott Thien, Drew A Helmer, David R Litke, Wilfred R Pigeon, Karen S Quigley, Lisa M McAndrew   +8 more
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Impaired immune function in Gulf War Illness [PDF]

BMC Medical Genomics, 2009
Background Gulf War Illness (GWI) remains a serious health consequence for at least 11,000 veterans of the first Gulf War in the early 1990s. Our understanding of the health consequences that resulted remains inadequate, and this is of great concern with
Lin Jin-Mann, Zeng Xiao-R, Lonergan William, Fletcher Mary, Whistler Toni, LaPerriere Arthur, Vernon Suzanne D, Klimas Nancy G   +7 more
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Neuropsychological Findings in Gulf War Illness: A Review [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
This review paper summarizes the accumulation of research investigating neuropsychological outcomes in veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI). Earlier research focused on Gulf War veterans (GW) who were deployed versus non-deployed, as well as those who ...
Mary G. Jeffrey, Maxine Krengel, Jeffrey L. Kibler, Clara Zundel, Nancy G. Klimas, Nancy G. Klimas, Nancy G. Klimas, Kimberly Sullivan, Travis J. A. Craddock, Travis J. A. Craddock, Travis J. A. Craddock, Travis J. A. Craddock   +11 more
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Olfactory and cognitive decrements in 1991 Gulf War veterans with gulf war illness/chronic multisymptom illness

Environmental Health
Background Gulf War illness (GWI)/Chronic Multisymptom Illness (CMI) is a disorder related to military service in the 1991 Gulf War (GW). Prominent symptoms of GWI/CMI include fatigue, pain, and cognitive dysfunction.
Linda L. Chao
doaj   +3 more sources

“Treat us Like Human Beings”: Messages and Recommendations to U.S. Policymakers and Veterans Health Administration Providers from a Qualitative Inquiry Into the Health Experiences of Gulf War Veterans With Gulf War Illness [PDF]

Journal of Patient Experience
Gulf War Illness (GWI) affects many U.S. Veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War (GWVs), yet recognition of the condition and effective treatments remain limited.
Kara A. Montague MA, Megan Lafferty PhD, Michael Graham MLS, Shannon M. Nugent PhD   +3 more
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Multiple Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Associated with Increased Rates of Health Symptoms and Gulf War Illness in a Cohort of 1990–1991 Gulf War Veterans

Brain Sciences, 2017
Recent research demonstrated a relation between traumatic brain injury (TBI), health symptoms and diagnosis of Gulf War Illness (GWI) in Gulf War Veterans, but no study has examined the impact of multiple mild TBIs (mTBIs).
Megan K. Yee, Patricia A. Janulewicz, Daniel R. Seichepine, Kimberly A. Sullivan, Susan P. Proctor, Maxine H. Krengel   +5 more
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A Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) Study of Gulf War Illness (GWI)

EBioMedicine, 2016
Background: Gulf War Illness (GWI) has affected many Gulf War veterans. It involves several organs, most notably the brain. Neurological-cognitive-mood-related symptoms frequently dominate and are at the root of chronic ill-health and disability in GWI ...
Brian E. Engdahl, Lisa M. James, Ryan D. Miller, Arthur C. Leuthold, Scott M. Lewis, Adam F. Carpenter, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos   +6 more
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The Multiple Hit Hypothesis for Gulf War Illness: Self-Reported Chemical/Biological Weapons Exposure and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain Sciences, 2018
The Gulf War Illness Consortium (GWIC) was designed to identify objective biomarkers of Gulf War Illness (GWI) in 1991 Gulf War veterans. The symptoms of GWI include fatigue, pain, cognitive problems, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and skin problems ...
Patricia Janulewicz, Maxine Krengel, Emily Quinn, Timothy Heeren, Rosemary Toomey, Ronald Killiany, Clara Zundel, Joy Ajama, James O’Callaghan, Lea Steele, Nancy Klimas, Kimberly Sullivan   +11 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Longitudinal Patterns of Multimorbidity in Gulf War Era Veterans With and Without Gulf War Illness. [PDF]

J Aging Health
Objectives: To examine whether severe Gulf War illness (SGWI) case status was associated with longitudinal multimorbidity patterns. Methods: Participants were users of the Veteran Health Administration Health Care System drawn from the Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository
Thompson AD, Petry SE, Hauser ER, Boyle SH, Pathak GA, Upchurch J, Press A, Johnson MG, Sims KJ, Williams CD, Gifford EJ.   +10 more
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Adaptive Immune Responses Associated with the Central Nervous System Pathology of Gulf War Illness

Neuroscience Insights, 2021
Gulf War Illness is a multisymptomatic condition which affects 30% of veterans from the 1991 Gulf War. While there is evidence for a role of peripheral cellular and humoral adaptive immune responses in Gulf War Illness, a potential role of the adaptive ...
Aurore Nkiliza, Utsav Joshi, James E Evans, Ghania Ait-Ghezala, Megan Parks, Fiona Crawford, Michael Mullan, Laila Abdullah   +7 more
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