Impaired attention and cognitive deficits associated with pain and autonomic symptoms in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a pilot study

Key Points

• To investigate attention and cognitive deficits in individuals with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS).
• Comparative analysis of attention in hEDS individuals and healthy controls (HC)
• Assessment of executive performance based on body position
• Evaluation of proprioception and comorbid conditions
• hEDS group showed impaired attention compared to HC
• Executive function was negatively affected when individuals stood with legs crossed
• Proprioception difficulties in hEDS may influence cognitive performance alongside pain.