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Objective and design: This study examined 2 main hypotheses. First, whether patients with post-polio suffering from general fatigue (n = 10) demonstrate cognitive deficits compared with patients with post-polio without general fatigue (n = 10). Secondly, by systematically varied test order administration we examined whether such differences varied as a function of increasing cognitive load during cognitive testing. Subjects: Twenty patients diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, 10 with general fatigue and 10 without fatigue. Results: Neither of the 2 hypotheses were confirmed. The group with general fatigue reported elevated levels of depression. However, no systematic association between level of depression and cognitive performance could be detected. Conclusion: The results of this study provide no evidence that general fatigue or cognitive load affects cognitive functioning in post-polio. © 2005 Taylor & Francis.

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