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Normalizing memory recall in fibromyalgia with rehearsal: A distraction-counteracting effect
Arthritis Care and Research , 06/03/09

Leavitt F et al. – Study demonstrates that rehearsal mechanisms are intact in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and play beneficial roles in managing interference from a source of distraction. In the absence of rehearsal, a source of distraction added to unrefreshed information signals a remarkable level of cognitive deficit in FMS that goes undetected by conventionally relied-upon neurocognitive measures.

Methods

Aim was to examine the impact of distraction on the retention of rehearsed information in pts with FMS
Neurocognitive examination of 134 pts (91 with FMS and 43 control subjects) presenting with memory loss
4 neurocognitive measures free of distraction, along with 2 measures with added distraction, were completed
Differences in the retention of rehearsed and unrehearsed information with a source of distraction present were calculated

Results

Pts with FMS showed normal cognitive functioning on verbal memory tests free of distraction
Adding a source of distraction caused unrefreshed information to be lost at a disproportionate rate in pts with FMS
Over 87% of pts with FMS scored in the impaired range on a task of unrehearsed verbal memory
Adding a source of distraction to well-rehearsed information produced a normal rate of recall in FMS

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