Cognitive function in patients with chronic pain treated with opioids: Characteristics and associated factors

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1257-1266

  Kurita, G P ^a,b   De Mattos Pimenta, C A ^a   Braga, P E ^a   Frich, L ^c   Jorgensen M M ^b   Nielsen, P R ^b   Hojsted, J ^b   Sjogren P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTINUOUS REACTION TIME; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINGER SPAN; FINGER TAPPING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SLEEP; TTRAIL MAKING TEST B;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867579035     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02760.x     Document Type: Article

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