Cognitive slowing and working memory difficulties in chronic fatigue syndrome

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-66

  Marshall, Paul S ^a,b   Forstot, Michele ^a   Callies, Allan ^a   Peterson, Phillip K ^a   Schenck, Carlos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic; cognition disorders; depression; fatigue syndrome; psychomotor retardation; working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0031039275     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199701000-00008     Document Type: Article

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