PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME
\pˈɜːʒən ɡˈʌlf sˈɪndɹə͡ʊm], \pˈɜːʒən ɡˈʌlf sˈɪndɹəʊm], \p_ˈɜː_ʒ_ə_n ɡ_ˈʌ_l_f s_ˈɪ_n_d_ɹ_əʊ_m]\
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Unexplained symptoms reported by veterans of the Persian Gulf War with Iraq in 1991. The symptoms reported include fatigue, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, headaches, loss of memory, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, and extreme sensitivity to commonly occurring chemicals. (Nature 1994 May 5;369 (6475):8)
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Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Dissection wall artery, leading to formation an aneurysm that occlude vessel. Thrombus give rise emboli. Cervical fractures or related NECK INJURIES and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA are commonly associated conditions, although this process may occur spontaneously. Ischemia, infarction, hemorrhage in the vascular distribution of affected vertebral artery complicate condition.