Executive and Attentional Functions in Chronic Pain: Does Performance Decrease with Increasing Task Load?

BACKGROUND: Diminished executive function and attentional control has been reported in chronic pain patients. However, the precise pattern of impairment in these aspects of cognition in chronic pain remains unclear. Moreover, a decline in psychomotor speed could potentially influence executive and a...

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Main Authors: Joukje M Oosterman, Laura C Derksen, Albert JM van Wijck, Roy PC Kessels, Dieuwke S Veldhuijzen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/962786
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