Salivary cortisol is associated with cognitive changes in patients with fibromyalgia

Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) is a stress-related chronic pain disorder with common cognitive complaints. This study characterized cognitive dysfunction in patients with FM and explored whether these changes are linked to altered cortisol levels. Consecutive 44 patients with FM and 48 healthy controls...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ju Lin, Yu-Chieh Ko, Lok-Hi Chow, Fu-Jung Hsiao, Hung-Yu Liu, Pei-Ning Wang, Wei-Ta Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79349-0