Direct Effects of Pain on Cognitive Function


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Is there research on this? The pain grabs your awareness, but at some point, probably gradually, it slips into subconsciousness. Is this a healthy condition? It becomes necessary to continually observe oneself, but not to react, depending on your condition.

Note Text: 1360 Cognitive disorders

Many CPPs and especially fibromyalgia patients complain of memory problems: forgetfulness by 23.4%, minor difficulties finishing tasks by 20.5%, and attention difficulties by 18.7%. Hart and colleagues (2000, 2003) concluded that on neuropsychological testing, CPPs, including fibromyalgia patients, demonstrate impairmen....

Fishbain, David A., "Psychiatric Pain-Associated Co-morbidities", Chapter 19 of McMahon et al. 2013, 2013, 277

Note Text: 266 Cognitive function

...research reveals that some patients with chronic pain, who have not suffered from traumatic brain injuries or neurological disorders, display deficits in attentional capacity, processing speed, and psychomotor speed.

Turk, Dennis, and Melzack, Ronald, "Handbook of Pain Assessment", The Guildford Press, 2011, 199

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