Autoimmune Inflammatory disorders (The Flame Within)
Prevention, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Medical and Alternative Treatments.
Preface
This book is addressed to solve the personal, social and medical challenges facing the individuals, implications to the individuals suffering from the difficult to diagnose conditions are provided. Thousands of individuals with Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, neuropathy and epilepsy can improve with immunomodulatory treatments.
Autoimmune diseases have become the number one diseases process today. Currently heart disease, diabetes, cancers, strokes are all fueled by autoimmune mechanisms. By a mechanism called molecular mimicry which is the basis of all of autoimmune diseases; a deceived immune system starts to attacks its own body cells, which it was supposed to protect.
Treatment of autoimmune diseases should be directed at the cause. We present our case against pathogens responsible for deceiving our immune system and causing autoimmune disease. Removing the causative organism has ended the era of deception, thousands of individuals have improved and couple of hundred reports has been published confirming what you will find in this book.
Majority of the diseases are triggered by know pathogens, gliadin a glycoprotein in gluten causes Celiac disease. It is necessary to remove these proteins to achieve a cure from autoimmune diseases they cause. We have included treatment guidelines which range from over the counter diet products to expensive infusions. Guidelines for treatment of Alzheimer's, arthritis, heart attacks, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue are provided.
Even the diagnosis of autoimmune disease has been simplified by observation of the disease cycle. Simple tests to confirm inflammatory disease and associated immune deficiency are provided. We hope to revolutionize the treatment of autoimmune diseases, by illuminating a step by step process to diagnose and treat the molecular basis.
Autoimmune conditions keep on growing daily so those diseases not addressed will be included in the upcoming edition."
Thanks
Imran Khan MBBS CCNA
Board Certified Neurology and Psychiatry
Lahore-Pakistan
Contact through cidpusa.org
Contents
Glossary: page 6
Chapter 1 Introduction to Inflammation 9
The Attack on Self Tissues: 12
Stages of autoimmune disease 13
Chapter 2 Causative factors in autoimmune disease 13
Genetic Factors
Diet
Sunshine
Vaccination 15
Injury
Stress
Excessive Exercise
Chemicals 16
Poisoning 18
Pharmaceutical triggers
Infections
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) 19
Chapter 3 Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disease 20
Symptoms of autoimmune disease
Simple Blood tests for autoimmune disease 22
Antibody tests
Chapter 4 Diet for prevention of autoimmune diseases 23
Magnesium, Zinc, Aluminum, Fluoride
Gluten free diet 25
Organic foods, Vitamin 26
Fluids, Soda, Beer 28
Breathing, Exercise, Smoking
Clothing, Hygiene
Spirituality 30
Fasting 31
Spices 33
Chapter 5 The Immune system
Innate Immunity: 35
Adaptive Immunity:
Passive Immunity:
Heat shock proteins (HSP), 36
The Immune System Disorders.
Chapter 6 Neurological Autoimmune Diseases
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 36
Autoimmune Epilepsy syndromes
Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) 38
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Infantile spasm (IS) or West Syndrome 40
Absence epilepsy, 41
Epilepsia Partialis Continua (E.P.C)
Rasmussen's Encephalitis, & Parry-Romberg syndrome
Tests for autoimmune epilepsy 42
Autoimmune Epilepsy treatment
Alzheimer's 45
Myelopathy – NeuroMyelitis Optica – Transverse Myelitis 47
CIDP & autoimmune neuropathies 49
Lewis-Sumner syndrome 50
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy 51
ANTI-MAG (Myelin Associated Glycoprotein) Neuropathy
MGUS Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance 52
Small Fiber Neuropathy, Sensory CIDP, DADSN
Diagnosis of CIDP 53
Blood tests for neuropathy, nerve-biopsy, lab-tests cidp, 54
CIDP treatment Protocol 55
Immune tretments CIDP 56
List-A drugs for autoimmune diseases 58
Prognosis of neuropathy 60
CIDP in Children
Guillain-Barre Syndrome 60
Miller Fisher Syndrome
autoimmune neuropathies,Leprosy 62
Tabes Dorsalis
Facial Palsy 63
Dystonia Hemifacial Spasma & Blephrospasm, 64
Diabetic neuropathy,amyotrophy 64
Autonomic small-fiber Neuropathy 65
Holmes-Adie syndrome: (HAS) Ross syndrome & Harlequin syndrome 66
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy 67
Palatal myoclonus
Trigeminal Neuralgia 68
Autoimmune ALS: 69
Chronic Lyme disease 70
Multiple Sclerosis 71
Lambert-Eaton Syndrome 73
Myasthenia Gravis 74
Stiff-Person Syndrome 77
Sydenham chorea 78
Parkinsons with an autoimmune etiology 79
Paraneoplastic neurological Syndromes 80
(Autonomic dysfunction, Brainstem encephalitis,
Cerebellar degeneration, Focal cortical encephalitis,
Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, Limbic encephalitis,
Anxiety, Myelitis, Opsoclonus/myoclonus,
Retinopathy & Sensory neuropathy)
NeuroMyotonia: Isaac's syndrome, 82
Moyamoya disease
Migraine in autoimmune diseases 83
Cluster headache in autoimmune diseases 85
Autoimmune disc herniation and Sciatica 85
Narcolepsy 86
Central pontine myelinolysis 87
Stroke & Transient Ischemic Attacks 87
Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Autoimmune Diseases
Kawasaki Disease 88
Autoimmune Myocarditis 89
Rheumatic Autoimmune Myocarditis: 90
Lymes Myocarditis 92
Autoimmune Viral Myocarditis 93
Influenza Myocarditis history:
Giant cell Myocarditis (GCM) the most fatal Disease 94
Autoimmune Myocarditis in Athletes
Autoimmune Atherosclerosis 95
Chapter 8 Ophthalmic Autoimmune Diseases 98
Double Vision
Sympathetic opthalmitis 100
Optic Neuritis
Orbital Myositis 101
Chapter 9 Skin & Hair Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Urticaria 102
Alopecia Areata 103
Autoimmune Atopic Dermatitis or Eczema 105
Vitiligo 105
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) 106
Pemphigus Foliaceus
Bullous Pemphigoid (BP) 107
Cicatricial Pemphigoid
Lichen planus 109
Rosacea 110
Livedoid vasculopathy 111
Chapter 10 Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis 112
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) 114
Scleroderma
Osteoarthritis (OA) 115
Psoriasis 116
Reactive Arthritis and Reiter's Syndrome 117
Scleroderma CREST 118
Autoimmune Vasculitis
Giant Cell Arteritis 120
Takayasu arteritis 121
Behcet's Disease 122
Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS) 123
Wegeners
Sjogren's
Dermatomyositis & Polymyositis 125
SLE or Lupus 127
Antiphospholipid syndrome 128
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease or overlap disorders
Fibromyalgia 131
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Gulf war syndrome 132
MCTD & UCTD 133
Chapter 11 Psychiatric Autoimmune Diseases
Autism 134
P.A.N.D.A.S 137
Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric disorders & Depression 138
P.T.S.D. 140
Chapter 12 Autoimmune Gastro Intestinal Diseases
Celiac disease 141
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) 141
Crohns disease 143
Ulcerative Colitis 144
Autoimmune Gastritis (AIG) 146
Duodenal ulcer autoimmune 148
Autoimmune acalculous cholecystitis 149
Autoimmune Hepatitis 149
Chapter 13 Autoimmune Hemolytic & Lymphoproliferative Diseases
Lymphoproliferative Syndrome 151
Autoimmune Hemophilia 152
The autoimmune hemolytic anemias
Iron deficiency anemia 153
I.T.P. (Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia) 155
Lymphoma & autoimmune diseases 156
Cryoglobulinemia 157
Porphyria 158
Chapter 14 Autoimmune inner ear disease 160
Menieres Disease
Sudden Autoimmune Deafness, Vertigo, & Tinnitus
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome 161
Chapter 15 Autoimmune Endocrine disease.
Sheehan's syndrome, empty sella syndrome, 161
relapsing remitting lymphocytic hypophysitis.
Diabetes Insipidus
Hashimotos Thyroiditis 163
Graves Disease
Diabetes insipidus 165
Diabetes mellitus
Addison disease 168
Chapter 16 Autoimmune Gynecological / Obstetrics diseases.
Autoimmune Endometriosis 169
Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion 170
Male Infertility
Eclampsia. 171
Chronic Pelvic pain 172
Chapter 17 Respiratory autoimmune Disorders
Asthma 173
Sarcoidosis 174
Amyloidosis 175
Interstitial lung disease 178
(ILD, Bronchiolitis obliterans and organizing pneumonia (BOOP).
Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD)
adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Chapter 18 Renal autoimmune Disorders
Interstitial cystitis 180
Henoch-Schonlein purpura. 181
Glomerulonephritis Autoimmune 181
Chronic Autoimmune Prostatitis (CAP), Nonbacterial Prostatitis,
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Wegener's granulomatosis involving the urogenital tract 183
(Orchitis-ureteral stenosis-pseudotumor)
Chapter 19 what is IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin) 184
Chapter 20 Pain stiffness 187
Chapter 21 Managed Care, disability 189
Chapter 22 Mold, MSG, Mad Cow 190
Chapter 23 Joint replacement, implants & Chlamydia 192
Acknowledgements
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