Evaluation of cognitive function in patients with severe anorexia nervosa before and after medical stabilization

Evaluation of cognitive function in patients with severe anorexia nervosa before and after medical stabilization

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to quantify cognitive deficits in severe anorexia nervosa (AN) before and after medical stabilization. Methods This was a prospective study of 40 females between the ages of 18 and 50 admitted to a medical stabilization unit with severe AN (%IBW <...

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Main Authors: Melanie Rylander, Gillian Taylor, Susan Bennett, Christopher Pierce, Angela Keniston, Philip S. Mehler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
Subjects:
Anorexia nervosa
Malnutrition
Cognition
Refeeding
Starved brain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-020-00312-5

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