The impact of pain on memory: a study in chronic low back pain and migraine patients.

ABSTRACT: Patients with chronic pain often complain of cognitive difficulties, such as 'poor memory'. Both acute and chronic pain are thought to impair cognitive performance by demanding attentional and cognitive resources to the detriment of cognitive functioning. However, systematic experimental investigations in patients, as well as deeper understanding of factors that modulate these effects remain lacking. This study investigated whether patients with chronic migraine or patients with chronic low back pain are more susceptible to the disruptive effects of pain on memory as compared to pain-free healthy controls. Two groups of individuals with chronic pain (n = 55 patients with chronic migraine, n = 59 patients with chronic back pain) and n = 59 age-matched healthy controls,

SUBMITTER: Forkmann K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12776015 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature