Table 1.
Neurocognitive functions’ alterations and psychological diseases in CF subjects.
Neurocognitive Alteration/Psychological Symptoms | Authors |
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Depression and anxiety symptoms | Cronly J et al., 2018 [22] |
Executive functions, memory and attention alterations |
Piasecki B et al., 2016 [11] |
Logical, conceptual and abstract thinking deficits Lower cognitive flexibility Reduced ability to change the course of reasoning in response to changing circumstances |
Maddrey MA et al., 1998 [39] Crews WDJR et al., 2000 [40] Crews WDJR et al., 2003 [41] Hoffman BM et al., 2012 [12] |
Sleep disturbances | Bradley S et al., 1999 [80] De Castro-Silva C et al., 2010 [43] Spicuzza L et al., 2012 [44] Button BM et al., 2016 [84] Vandeleur M et al., 2017 [45] |
Worsening of anxiety and depression in female adolescent patients on modulators therapy | McKinzie et al., 2017 [85] |