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Fibrofog Impact on Cognitive Performance Can Mimic 20 Years of Aging

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Fibrofog is a common complaint you will often hear from someone with Fibromyalgia. Studies have confirmed that cognitive difficulties are part of Fibromyalgia. There have been objective tests that have proven this point with objective tests of:

  • Metamemory (knowledge about the content of a person’s memory)
  • Working memory (short term operating memory)
  • Semantic memory (this involves meanings, concepts, contexts, as distinguished from memory of episodes)
  • Everyday ability to sustain attention
  • Task switching (the ability to transition from task to task smoothly)
  • Selective attention (this is the ability to concentrate on one aspect of environment while ignoring others)

The results of these tests show that fibromyalgia patients have impairments in working, episodic, and semantic memory that mimic about 20 years of aging.

The Fibromyalgia patients studied were also found to have particular difficulty with their memory when tasks are difficult and when their attention is divided.

Cognitive symptoms in these patients may be exacerbated by the presence of depression, anxiety, sleep problems, endocrine disturbances, and pain, but the relationship of these factors to cognitive problems in fibromyalgia patients is unclear.

Standardized tests and treatment have not yet been established for cognitive problems in fibromyalgia patients.

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Filed Under: Fibromyalgia Research Tagged With: Fibromyalgia

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  1. Viviana Walters says

    July 29, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    I suffer from brain fog and sometimes forget simple things like what a cup is named. I try not to let it get me down. I practice positive self-talk….reminding myself I am only human and that I am not the only one suffering from this. It is not the end of the world. Plus fatigue tends to affect our thought process along with certain medications.

    Your brain is a thinking organ that learns and grows by interacting with the world through perception and action. Mental stimulation improves brain function and actually protects against cognitive decline. Just like physical exercise affects us.

    Good post, I enjoyed reading it.

    God Bless,

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