Cognitive Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Short Review

Cognitive impairment in mild degree have reported in most of the patients with FM [1,2]. And also; patients with FM have reported that they were unable to perform demanding cognitive tasks at their previous level [2]. Especially patients with jobs that have high cognitive/technical demands are likely to perceive their performance in the workplace to be seriously compromised. In addition many of them have stated that cognitive dysfunction was a more disturbing and disabling symptom even than pain. Thus, perceived decreased cognitive ability is an important factor affecting whether some patients can continue to work or return to their daily life with their previous capacity and it should be handled with care during the course of the disease in patients with FMS [2].