Aluminum Hydroxide Adjuvant Possible Culprit in Gulf War Syndrome

Aluminum hydroxide injections lead to motor deficits and motor neuron degeneration. 09/12/09. Gulf War Syndrome is a multi-system disorder afflicting many veterans of Western armies in the 1990-1991 Gulf War. A number of those afflicted may show neurological deficits including various cognitive dysfunctions and motor neuron disease, the latter expression virtually indistinguishable from classical amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) except for the age of onset. This ALS "cluster" represents the second such ALS cluster described in the literature to date. Possible causes of GWS include several of the adjuvants in the anthrax vaccine and others. The most likely culprit appears to be aluminum hydroxide. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry via PubMed