Comparing objective cognitive impairments in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain or fibromyalgia.

ABSTRACT: Existing studies on cognitive impairments in chronic pain do not investigate peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP) or compare pain conditions in a satisfactory manner. Here we aimed to compare executive dysfunctions in PNP patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy controls (HC). Patients who self-reported cognitive impairments were assessed according to criteria for PNP or FM. Seventy-three patients met criteria and completed testing on executive functioning and IQ measures. We also included twenty matched healthy controls. Regression models controlling for age, sex and IQ, tested associations between group category (PNP, FM or HC) and outcomes. If a substantial association was detected, we followed up with head-to-head comparisons between PNP and FM. Multivariate regression models then test

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen HB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7803727 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature