Betrayal by the Brain

The Neurologic Basis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, and Related Neural Network

Jay Goldstein

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781135910211
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Diseases & Allergies

In his trademark, revolutionary style, Dr. Goldstein uses his model of neural dysregulation to incorporate basic neuroscience research into pathophysiology and treatment. Betrayal by the Brain presents a comprehensive thesis that clearly defines the biological basis for many of the varied symptoms experienced by chronic fatigue syndrome patients. Dr. Goldstein provides a rationale for the use of symptomatic therapies that have worked in many CFS patients. Betrayal by the Brain is a valuable handbook to assist the medical professional in the diagnosis and treatment of the many patients afflicted with this illness. It is of great value to medical professionals as well as academic researchers in psychiatry, biobehavioral sciences, psychoneuroimmunology, and pain management.Dr. Goldstein has added layers of regulation to the limbic system that help further explain limbic dysfunction in neurosomatic disorders, and he suggests novel methods of remediation. Betrayal by the Brain represents integrative thinking and the latest research and discoveries by Dr. Goldstein on neurosomatic disorders--the most common group of illnesses for which patients consult physicians.

Index

Page numbers followed by the letter “t” indicate a table.

Abuse. See Childhood abuse

ACE inhibitors, 33, 43, 164. See also individual agents

Acetazolamide (Diamox), 129–131

Acetylcholine, 43

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. See AIDS; HIV

ACTH, 21, 43, 139

Actinomycin D, 125

Acupuncture, 182

Adenosine in sleep/wakefulness, 113–114

Adenosine triphosphate. See ATP

S-Adenylcysteine, 114

Adipose tissue, brown, 87, 135

Adolescents, sexually abused, 72–73. See also Childhood abuse

Adrenocorticotropic hormone. See ACTH

AIDS, 26. See also HIV

AIDS-related anorexia, 140

Alcoholism, 133–134

Aldactone, 169–170

“Alexithymism,” 1–2

Allergy, 3, 93–94, 176–177

Allostasis, 73–76

Allostatic load, 16, 75–76

Alpha-adrenergic agonists, 33, 58, 63, 124

Alpha-adrenergic antagonists, 38–39, 63–64, 124

Alpha-adrenergic regulation, 30, 63–65

rapid drug response and, 124

Alpha-helical CRH, 9–41, 68–69

Alpha-methyl-paratyrosine, 106

Alpha receptor subtypes, 126

Alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), 132

Alprazolam, 28, 47, 120

“Alternative” therapies, 2

Altitude sickness, 130

Alzheimer’s disease, 62, 67, 117, 156, 175

Amantadine, 42, 105

Amitriptyline, 132

Amlodipine, 41. See also Calcium-channel blockers

Amnesia, 62. See also Memory deficits

case study, 79–80

scopolamine-induced, 117

AMPA receptor desensitization, 155

Amphetamines, 105, 141. See also specific types

Amphethamines, 133

Amygdala

in memory encoding, 61–62

and noradrener...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• CONTENTS
• List of Abbreviations
• Foreword
• Introduction
• A Typical Neurosomatic New Patient Treatment Protocol
• Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Pain Modulation Disorder Related to Altered Limbic Function?
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Pathophysiology
• The Possible Roles of the Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia in Neurosomatic Neural Network Dysfunction
• Sleep and Arousal Generating Systems
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Receptor Desensitization and Drug Tolerance
• Treatments
• Conclusion
• References
• Index