Gulf War syndrome
noun
: a syndrome of uncertain cause including fatigue, joint pain, memory loss, skin rash, and headache that has been reported in veterans of the war fought in the Persian Gulf in 1991
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Today pyridostigmine penetration is an important hypothesis for the cause of Gulf War syndrome, although there are other candidates.
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Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
Initial studies show changes in the brains of vets suffering from Gulf War syndrome.
—Florence Williams, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014
Julie Roberts became a caregiver around 2019 for her husband, Matt, who was a Navy Seabee and suffers from Gulf War syndrome after being exposed to toxins during his deployment.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
The Perots have supported other efforts at UT Southwestern, including the Perot Foundation Neuroscience Translational Research Center, mental health programs and research related to Gulf War syndrome.
—Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
What brought us together with the mice every evening was an attempt to understand a medical mystery: Gulf War syndrome.
—Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
These problems came to be called Gulf War syndrome or illness during the 1990s.
—Florence Williams, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014
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Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
Initial studies show changes in the brains of vets suffering from Gulf War syndrome.
—Florence Williams, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014
Julie Roberts became a caregiver around 2019 for her husband, Matt, who was a Navy Seabee and suffers from Gulf War syndrome after being exposed to toxins during his deployment.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
The Perots have supported other efforts at UT Southwestern, including the Perot Foundation Neuroscience Translational Research Center, mental health programs and research related to Gulf War syndrome.
—Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
What brought us together with the mice every evening was an attempt to understand a medical mystery: Gulf War syndrome.
—Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
These problems came to be called Gulf War syndrome or illness during the 1990s.
—Florence Williams, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014
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Gulf War syndrome
noun
: a syndrome of uncertain cause including fatigue, joint pain, memory loss, skin rash, and headache that has been reported in veterans of the war fought in the Persian Gulf in 1991
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