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Neuropsychological characteristics of Gulf War illness: A meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 OBJECTIVE:Gulf War illness (GWI) is a disorder related to military service in the 1991 GW. Prominent symptoms include fatigue, pain and cognitive problems.
Patricia A Janulewicz +7 more
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Immunological dysfunction, vaccination and Gulf War illness [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2006 One candidate cause of Gulf War illness is vaccination against infectious diseases including medical counter-measures against biological weapons. One influential theory has suggested that such mass-vaccination caused a shift in immune response to a Type 2 cytokine pattern (Th2), which it was suggested was accompanied by a chronic ...
Peakman, M, Skowera, A, Hotopf, M
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Altered gut microbiome in a mouse model of Gulf War Illness causes neuroinflammation and intestinal injury via leaky gut and TLR4 activation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Many of the symptoms of Gulf War Illness (GWI) that include neurological abnormalities, neuroinflammation, chronic fatigue and gastrointestinal disturbances have been traced to Gulf War chemical exposure.
Firas Alhasson +14 more
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A Neuroimmune Model of Gulf War Illness [PDF]
Journal of Environment and Health Science, 2017 Several studies have implicated immune system disruption in the pathophysiology of GWI. In addition, alterations in brain structure and functioning have been associated with specific exposures in theater, including pyridostigmine bromide and nerve gas agents.
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Epigenetic analysis in a murine genetic model of Gulf War illness
Frontiers in Toxicology, 2023 Of the nearly 1 million military personnel who participated in the 1990–1991 Gulf War, between 25% and 35% became ill with what now is referred to as Gulf War Illness (GWI) by the Department of Defense.
Khyobeni Mozhui +8 more
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Transcranial Photobiomodulation to Improve Cognition in Gulf War Illness
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Introduction: Approximately 25–30% of veterans deployed to Kuwait, 1990-91, report persistent multi-symptom Gulf War Illness (GWI) likely from neurotoxicant exposures.
Paula I. Martin +13 more
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The association of pre-war medical conditions to Gulf War Illness
Life Sciences, 2021 Gulf War Illness (GWI) remains a significant health concern for many veterans. The relation of pre-war health conditions and symptoms to GWI could aid in developing a more accurate case definition of GWI. The objective of this study was to investigate pre-war predictors of GWI in a population-based sample of Gulf War veterans using two definitions of ...
Shannon K, Barth +3 more
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BMJ Open, 2019 Introduction Approximately 25%–35% of the 1991 Gulf War Veteran population report symptoms consistent with Gulf War Illness (GWI), a chronic, multi-symptom illness characterised by fatigue, pain, irritable bowel syndrome and problems with cognitive ...
Kelsey Baubie +12 more
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Multi-symptom illnesses, unexplained illness and Gulf War Syndrome [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2006 Explanatory models for the increased prevalence of ill health in Gulf veterans compared to those not deployed to the Gulf War 1990–1991 remain elusive. This article addresses whether multi-symptom reporting in Gulf veterans are types of medically unexplained symptoms and whether the alleged Gulf War Syndrome is best understood as a medically ...
Ismail, K, Lewis, G
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