Journal article
Working memory deficits associated with chronic fatigue syndrome
Abstract
Cognitive impairments are among the most frequently reported and least investigated components of the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). As part of a multifaceted study of the CFS, the present study investigated the cognitive functioning of chronic fatigue patients. The performance of 20 CFS patients was compared to that of controls (N = 20) on 4 tests of working memory (WM). Digit Span Forward was used to assess the storage capacity of WM. …
Authors
DOBBS BM; DOBBS AR; KISS I
Journal
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 285–293
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
March 2001
DOI
10.1017/s1355617701733024
ISSN
1355-6177