Cognitive dysfunction in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: new trends and future directions.

Full Abstract

Fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients often have memory and cognitive complaints. Objective cognitive testing demonstrates long-term and working memory impairments. In addition, CFS patients have slow information-processing, and FM patients have impaired control of attention, perhaps due to chronic pain. Neuroimaging studies demonstrate cerebral abnormalities and a pattern of increased neural recruitment during cognitive tasks. Future work should focus on the specific neurocognitive systems involved in cognitive dysfunction in each syndrome.

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Author information

Author/s: Glass, Jennifer M (JM);

Affiliation: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research and Department of Psychiatry, 426 Thompson Street, Room 5256, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, USA. jglass(-atsign-)umich.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Current rheumatology reports (Curr Rheumatol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Dec; vol 8 (issue 6) : pp 425-9

Dates: Created 2006/11/09; Completed 2007/02/01;

PMID: 17092441, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Chronic Disease
Cognition Disorders - complications; psychology
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - complications; psychology
Fibromyalgia - complications; psychology

Fibromyalgia - complications; psychology
Humans
Memory Disorders - complications; psychology
Pain - complications; psychology

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