National Academies Press (US) Washington, DC, USA: 2014. Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans: Case Definitions Reexamined. Board on the Health of Select Populations. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228574.Ĭommittee on the Development of a Consensus Case Definition for Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans. Grappling with Gulf War Illness: Perspectives of Gulf War Providers. Prevalence and Patterns of Gulf War Illness in Kansas Veterans: Association of Symptoms with Characteristics of Person, Place, and Time of Military Service. Gulf War Illness Symptom Severity and Onset: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Meta-analysis of self-reported health symptoms in 1990-1991 Gulf War and Gulf War-era veterans. Maule A.L., Janulewicz P.A., Sullivan K.A., Krengel M.H., Yee M.K., McClean M., White R.F. Gulf War Illness PB pills dry eye dry eye symptoms macular thickness ocular coherence tomography pesticides pyridostigmine bromide. Individuals exposed to PB pills during the GWE reported more severe ocular surface symptoms and had thicker OCT measures years after deployment compared to their non-exposed counterparts. 11.6 ± 12.9, p = 0.049), but this difference did not remain significant in a multivariable model. Individuals exposed to pesticides had higher neuropathic ocular pain scores (NPSI-E: 17.1 ± 21.1 vs. These differences remained significant when examined in multivariable models that included demographics and deployment history. Individuals exposed to PB pills also had thicker OCT measurements, with the largest difference in the outer temporal segment of the macula (268.5 ± 22.2 μm vs. Drug interactions have been suggested as a cause of Gulf War Syndrome. DE signs were comparable between the groups. 10.8 ± 13.8, p = 0.03) compared to their non-exposed counterparts. 1.5 ± 1.8, p = 0.03 Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory modified for the Eye (NPSI-E): 18.2 ± 20.0 vs. 7.3 ± 4.7, p = 0.04) and more intense ocular pain (average over the last week: 2.4 ± 2.6 vs. Individuals exposed to PB pills reported higher dry eye (DE) symptoms scores (the 5-Item Dry Eye Questionnaire, DEQ-5: 9.3 ± 5.3 vs. Demographics were comparable across groups. A total of 40.7% (n = 44) of individuals reported exposure to PB pills and 41.7% (n = 45) to pesticides additionally, 24 reported exposure to both in the GW arena. We examined for differences in eye findings between individuals exposed versus not exposed to PB pills or pesticides during service. Participants underwent spectral domain-ocular coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging that included retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), and macular maps. Information on GW exposures and ocular surface symptoms were collected via standardized questionnaires and an ocular surface examination was performed. A cross-sectional study of South Florida veterans who were deployed on active duty during the GW Era (GWE). To examine associations between the pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pill and/or pesticide exposure during the 1990-1991 Gulf War (GW) and eye findings years after deployment.
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