A cohort study of neuropsychological functioning in spouses of U.S. Gulf War veterans

Veterans of the 1991 Gulf War reported symptoms in their spouses that mirrored veterans' symptoms following their return from the war, including problems with attention and memory. Neuropsychological functioning in these spouses has not been examined with objective tests. This study sought to determine if these spouses exhibited deficits in neuropsychological functioning. Spouses of a national cohort of 1991 Gulf War deployed (n = 470) and...