Anorexia Nervosa - Pathology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

New insights into symptoms and neurocircuit function of anorexia nervosa.

13 Jul 2009 Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a relentless preoccupation with dieting and weight loss that results in severe emaciation and sometimes death. It is controversial whether such symptoms are secondary to psychosocial influences, are a ... Read more...

The hematology of anorexia nervosa.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: Changes of the peripheral blood cell count in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) are frequent. Anemia and leukopenia are observed in one-third of these patients. Examination of the bone marrow reveals in almost 50% of the patients with ... Read more...

The Yale-Brown-Cornell eating disorder scale in women with anorexia nervosa: what is it measuring?

30 Mar 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Yale-Brown-Cornell Eating Disorder Scale (YBC-EDS) assesses eating disorder preoccupations, rituals, and symptom severity. This study examines the YBC-EDS in relation to eating disorder psychopathology, obsessionality, and impulsivity ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anorexia Nervosa - Pathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• New insights into symptoms and neurocircuit function of anorexia nervosa. 13 Jul 2009
• The hematology of anorexia nervosa. 29 Apr 2009
• The Yale-Brown-Cornell eating disorder scale in women with anorexia nervosa: what is it measuring? 30 Mar 2009
• Increased bone marrow fat in anorexia nervosa. 22 Mar 2009
• Body composition changes in female adolescents with anorexia nervosa. 9 Feb 2009
• Relation of trophic changes in the central nervous system, measured by the width of cordical sulci, to the clinical course of anorexia nervosa (II). 29 Nov 2008
• Dopamine antagonism inhibits anorectic behavior in an animal model for anorexia nervosa. 30 Oct 2008
• Organic background of restrictive-type anorexia nervosa suggested by increased serotonin 1A receptor binding in right frontotemporal cortex of both lean and recovered patients: [18F]MPPF PET scan study. 16 Jul 2008
• Acute liver cell damage in patients with anorexia nervosa: a possible role of starvation-induced hepatocyte autophagy. 26 May 2008
• Peptide YY (PYY) levels and bone mineral density (BMD) in women with anorexia nervosa. 23 Mar 2008
• Brains of anorexia nervosa patients process self-images differently from non-self-images: an fMRI study. 16 Mar 2008
• Age of onset has limited association with body mass index at time of presentation for anorexia nervosa: comparison of peak-onset and late-onset anorexia nervosa groups. 29 Nov 2007
• Gray matter decrease of the anterior cingulate cortex in anorexia nervosa. 29 Nov 2007
• Assessment of body composition in adolescent subjects with anorexia nervosa by bioimpedance. 7 Nov 2007
• [Changed taste perception in patients with eating disorders] 30 Oct 2007
• Regional skeletal bone deficit in female adolescents with anorexia nervosa: influence of the degree of malnutrition and weight recovery in a two year longitudinal study. 30 Oct 2007
• [Severe leukopenia and bone marrow hypoplasia with gelatinous transformation in anorexia nervosa] 29 Sep 2007
• Regional fat distribution in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: effect of duration of malnutrition and weight recovery. 29 Sep 2007
• Does weight gain induce cortical and trabecular bone regain in anorexia nervosa? A two-year prospective study. 5 Aug 2007
• [A lethal outcome of alimentary dystrophy associated with nervous anorexia] 29 Jun 2007

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Technical information about 'Anorexia Nervosa'

Definition: An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

Descriptor UI: D000856

Alternative terms: Anorexia Nervosa; Anorexia Nervosas; Nervosa, Anorexia; Nervosas, Anorexia;

Related Mesh Headings: Anorexia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.375.100;

Technical Notes: ANOREXIA is also available