Memory, attention, and executive function in chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 495-503

  Joyce, Eileen ^a,c   Blumenthal, Stephen ^b   Wessely, Simon ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognition; Effortful processing; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0029869940     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.5.495     Document Type: Article

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