BACKGROUND: Results from cognitive measures in @entity22 ( @entity22 ) @entity1 are not consistent with the difficulties in performing daily living tasks of which these @entity1 complain about. Lack of sensitivity of the tests and the data concerning some cognitive functions may explain this discordance. The aim of the present investigation was to better characterize @entity73 of @entity22 @entity1 in order to further understand their cognitive complaints. We looked at attentional and executive function because of their high involvement in daily living tasks. METHODS: A total of 21 @entity22 @entity1 and 16 @entity25 completed the Attentional Network Test (ANT). We only included untreated @entity22 @entity1 since sleep medication could be a confounding factor when assessing cognition. RESULTS: While @entity22 @entity1 , compared to @entity25 , were found to have a longer overall @entity137 ( @entity137 ) and perform more slowly in the @entity558 (ie, conflict situation) than in the congruent condition, no group effects were observed for the variables representing the three attentional networks (ie, alerting, orienting, and executive functions). CONCLUSIONS: The present study revealed a conflict resolution deficit in untreated @entity22 @entity1 . This impairment may be linked to the prefrontal alterations reported in neuroimaging studies in these @entity1 . @entity1 had also an impaired vigilance compared to @entity25 , likely due to the high cognitive load of the ANT. These results would serve to explain the complaints of @entity22 @entity1 about difficulties performing daily living tasks that are demanding and of long duration.

Functioning of the three attentional networks and vigilance in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity558 :: ('MESH:C536528', 'Disease') :: ['incongruent flanker condition'] @entity137 :: ('MESH:D064420', 'Disease') :: ['reaction time', 'RT'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive deficits'] @entity25 :: ('MESH:D012893', 'Disease') :: ['good sleepers'] @entity22 :: ('MESH:D007319', 'Disease') :: ['PI', 'primary insomnia']
@entity22 :: (MESH:D007319,Disease) :: ['primary insomnia']
