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

G P Kurita, C A de Mattos Pimenta, P E Braga, L Frich, M M Jørgensen, P R Nielsen, J Højsted, P Sjøgren

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Abstract

The paucity of studies regarding cognitive function in patients with chronic pain, and growing evidence regarding the cognitive effects of pain and opioids on cognitive function prompted us to assess cognition via neuropsychological measurement in patients with chronic non-cancer pain treated with opioids.
Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Volume56
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)1257-66
Number of pages10
ISSN0001-5172
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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