ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2020
Longitudinal Assessment of Health Symptoms in Relation to Neurotoxicant Exposures in 1991 Gulf War Veterans: The Ft. Devens Cohort.
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- Psychiatric Conditions and Symptoms After Toxic Environmental Exposures During Military Service: An Evidence Map.Medical care · 2026Pooled it
- Tai Chi and Wellness Interventions for Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Tai Chi and wellness for Gulf War Illness: Combined analysis of in-person and remote randomized controlled trials.Journal of psychiatric research · 2026Trial
- Physical Activity and Functioning Following Tai Chi and a Wellness Comparison Intervention in Veterans with Gulf War Illness.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)Trial
- Ketamine Produces Antidepressant Effects by Inhibiting Histone Deacetylases and Upregulating Hippocampal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in a Diisopropyl Fluorophosphate-Based Rat Model of Gulf War Illness.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2024Article
- Investigating a clinically informed sleep disturbance threshold for physical and mental health among Gulf War Illness veterans.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- Genetic association between the APOE ε4 allele, toxicant exposures and Gulf war illness diagnosis.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Article
- Pyridostigmine Bromide Pills and Pesticides Exposure as Risk Factors for Eye Disease in Gulf War Veterans.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Study protocol for a revised randomized trial: Remotely delivered Tai Chi and wellness for Gulf War illness.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- The impact of neurotoxicant exposures on posttraumatic stress disorder trajectories: The Ft. Devens Gulf War Veterans Cohort.Journal of traumatic stress · 2022Article
- Sex-specific differences in plasma lipid profiles are associated with Gulf War Illness.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Health symptom trajectories and neurotoxicant exposures in Gulf War veterans: the Ft. Devens cohort.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Article
- The Effect of the Low Glutamate Diet on the Reduction of Psychiatric Symptoms in Veterans With Gulf War Illness: A Pilot Randomized-Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Changes in Health Status in the Ft. Devens Gulf War Veterans Cohort: 1997-2017.Neuroscience insights · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis analysis examined the relationship between Gulf War (GW) exposures and health symptoms reported in three time periods over 20 years in Ft. Devens Cohort veterans.
methodsRepeated logistic regression models examined the association of exposures and health symptoms over time. Models included baseline age, active duty status, post-traumatic stress disorder status, sex, and time since deployment as covariates.
resultsExposure to tent heaters was associated with increased odds of crying easily and muscle twitching. Exposure to pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pills was associated with increased odds of depression and fatigue. Exposure to the Khamisiyah sarin plume was associated with increased odds of trouble concentrating and crying easily.
conclusionThis longitudinal analysis demonstrated an association between neurotoxicant exposures and increased odds of cognitive/mood, fatigue, and neurological symptoms. In addition, most symptoms increased over time since deployment regardless of exposure.
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