LOW LEVELS OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE IN ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Low Levels of Triiodothyronine in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Serum cholesterol levels in anorexia nervosa.

IN CONTRAST to earlier investigators (Pardee, 1941; Stephens, 1941; Emmanuel, 1956) more recent workers (Crisp, 1965a, 1967; Oberdisse, Solbach & Zimmerman, 1965; Klinefelter, 1965; Crisp & Stonehill, 1967) have reported that some of their patients with anorexia nervosa have high serum cholesterol levels. Crisp (1965a, b, 1967) in a study of eighty patients (Nos. 1-80) has also emphasized that ...

Diamine oxidase activity levels in anorexia nervosa.

OBJECTIVE Anorexia nervosa (AN) patients often experience gastrointestinal complications caused by their malnutrition. We hypothesized that intestinal integrity is disturbed in AN. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to investigate serum diamine oxidase (DAO) activity, which is considered to be a clinical indicator of the integrity of the intestinal mucosa, in AN patients. METHO...

Anorexia Nervosa The Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa

This article provides an overview of research findings on the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa (AN). including studies of monoamine neurotransmitter function, genetics, brain imaging, and neuropsychology. Such studies are designed to reveal the underlying neuroanatomical and pathophysiological bases of this potentially lethal condition. Notwithstanding commonly held misconceptions, there is no ...

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

This chapter describes the major eating disorders encountered during adolescence including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS). The latter group accounts for most adolescents seeking treatment for an eating disorder and refers to those patients not meeting full Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) crit...