OBJECTIVES People with Anorexia Nervosa exhibit difficulties flexibly adjusting behaviour in response to environmental changes. This has previously been attributed to problematic behavioural shifting, characterised by a decrease in fronto-striatal activity. Additionally, alterations of instrumental learning, which relies on fronto-striatal networks, may contribute to the observation of inflexib...

OBJECTIVE Abnormalities in cognitive function and brain structure have been reported in acutely ill adolescents with anorexia nervosa, but whether these abnormalities persist or are reversible in the context of weight restoration remains unclear. Brain structure and cognitive function in female subjects with adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa assessed at long-term follow-up were studied in compa...

Anorexia nervosa, a type of eating disorder is commonly seen in teenagers. An intense fear gaining weight and distorted body image compels the teenagers to go on diet, which resulting less skipping meal ultimately making more prone stress,anxiety,depression other mental health issues. The study was taken with an intention find association anorexia health. A sample 913 adolescents from junior co...

Sinus bradycardia may be seen commonly in healthy individuals and athletes without any significance. It may also occur in cardiovascular and systemic diseases. Sinus bradycardia is a common clinical sign in patients with anorexia nervosa. However, it is not usual to experience a patient with severe bradycardia who was diagnosed to have anorexia nervosa after being treated with a permanent pacem...

INTRODUCTION Anorexia nervosa has long been the subject of medical and psychiatric debate, yet it is only relatively recently that English law has been called upon to grapple with the complexity of this condition. It was not until the early 1990s that we saw English law’s involvement with anorexia nervosa and questions as to the legitimate powers of the medical profession regarding involuntary ...

Clinical confidence and coordinated multidisciplinary care can influence the course of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents. Sicker and younger patients with anorexia nervosa often present first to a paediatrician, requiring early recognition and appropriate management. Paediatric knowledge and skills are also needed to manage the impact of eating disorders on growth and development. Th...

A young man with a long history of obsessional traits and food fads presented with anorexia, vomiting and marked weight loss. He showed little concern for his physical state and his vomiting was frequently witnessed as self-induced. A diagnosis of anorexia nervosa was made and he took his own discharge from hospital. He was readmitted one month later, severely cachectic and with biochemical abn...

Porphyrias are hereditary disorders related to impaired biosynthesis of heme and characterized by multisystemic manifestations. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is the most common acute subtype of the disease, and often associated with psychiatric symptoms. We here report a patient who developed acute flaccid paralysis after remarkable weight loss, which was related to an eating disorder (ano...

The term anorexia nervosa is used to describe a condition of food refusal in pursuit of thinness, often accompanied by self-induced vomiting and purgative abuse. Patients are typically very active and have a disturbed body image. Usually it is seen in pre -pubertal or pubertal girls. However, Bruch I describes atypical anorexia nervosa, which can occur in either sex, usually later in puberty. T...

We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with a mature teratoma in the hypothalamic region. The patient presented a 2-month history of anorexia, psychic disturbances and a 37% loss of body weight. These symptoms had led initially to a diagnosis of major depression and atypical anorexia nervosa. She also presented some signs and symptoms of diencephalic syndrome. This case illustrates the import...