Cognitive functioning is impaired in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome devoid of psychiatric disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-155

  DeLuca, John ^a,b   Johnson, Susan K ^a,b   Ellis, Steven P ^a   Natelson, Benjamin H ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognition; Psychiatric illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031040241     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.2.151     Document Type: Article

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