Neurocognitive Functions Among Patients Dependent on Natural Opium: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Response inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and working memory were the most affected domains of cognitive functioning, suggesting that cognitive dysfunction is limited and not global among natural opium users. The urinary opioid levels and the duration of opioid dependence showed a significant correlation with cognitive impairment. However, these effects were exploratory and cannot be generalized.
Authors
- R. Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9960-8056)
- Tanu Gupta
- Dharamveer Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7109-8039)
- Mukesh Kumar Swami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-8397)
- Naresh Nebhinani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-3093)
- Navratan Suthar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-1637)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84621
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00