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Some fibromyalgia patients complain of suffering from cognitive problems, commonly referred to as “fibrofog.” Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan studied patients to assess the incidence of cognitive issues associated with fibromyalgia. Tests have shown patients to have impairments in episodic memory, working memory, and semantic memory. These impairments mimic roughly 20 years of aging. Complex tasks and multi-tasking is most difficult for these patients. Depression, anxiety, sleep problems, endocrine disturbance, and pain can exacerbate these cognitive problems. A standardized test for cognitive problems in fibromyalgia patients has not yet been developed, but could aid in treating patients complaining of “fibrofog.”

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