Altered SPECT 123I iomazenil Binding in the Cingulate Cortex of Children with Anorexia Nervosa

Altered SPECT 123I iomazenil Binding in the Cingulate Cortex of Children with Anorexia Nervosa

Several lines of evidence suggest that anxiety plays a key role in the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN) in children. The purpose of this study was to examine cortical GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptor binding before and after treatment in children beginning intensive AN treatment....

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Main Authors: Shinichiro eNagamitsu, Rieko eSakurai, Michiko eMatsuoka, Hiromi eChiba, shyuuichi eOhzono, Hitoshi eTanigawa, Hayato eKaida, Masatoshi eIshibashi, Tatsuki eKakuma, Paul E Croarkin, Toyojiro eMatsuishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Anorexia Nervosa
GABA
Cingulate cortex
Children
Iomazenil SPECT
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00016/full

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