Memory impairment in chronic pain patients and the related neuropsychological mechanisms: A review

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 195-201

  Liu, Xianhua ^a   Li, Li ^b,c   Tang, Fanggui ^a   Wu, Siwei ^a   Hu, Yiqiu ^d  

^a HENGYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^d HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chronic pain; memory; neuropsychological mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AMNESIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMBASE; EMOTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDLINE; MEMORY DISORDER; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKING MEMORY; COMPLICATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPRINGERLINK;

ATTENTION; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM;

EID: 84903825685     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/neu.2013.47     Document Type: Review

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