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Neuroradiological and neuropsychological assessment in anorexia nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Eleni Palazidou ,
Paul Robinson  and
William Alwyn Lishman
Eleni Palazidou*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
Paul Robinson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
William Alwyn Lishman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr E. Palazidou, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS.
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Synopsis

Seventeen patients with anorexia nervosa were examined by computed tomography (CT) and psychometry and compared with ten normal control subjects. The patients were found to have enlarged external cerebrospinal fluid spaces compared to controls. No differences were found in ventricular size and X-ray absorption density measurements between patients and controls. The patients performed abnormally on the symbol digit test, the scores of which displayed a significant negative correlation with the CT scan changes.

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Original Articles
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , August 1990 , pp. 521 - 527
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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