Neuropsychological performance and noradrenaline function in chronic fatigue syndrome under conditions of high arousal

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 166-173

  Morriss, Richard K ^a   Robson, Michael J ^b   Deakin, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cognition; Cortisol; Growth hormone; Noradrenaline (norepinephrine); Stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; MEMORY; MIGRAINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; AROUSAL; CLONIDINE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036042604     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1129-8     Document Type: Article

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