Extend, pathomechanism and clinical consequences of brain volume changes in anorexia nervosa.

CONCLUSION: Brain volume deficits in AN seem to play a causal role in the course and the prognosis of AN. A better understanding of these brain changes could lead to more targeted therapies for patients with AN, including astrocyte-directed approaches. PMID: 29119931 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Current Neuropharmacology - November 9, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Seitz J, Konrad K, Herpertz-Dahlmann B Tags: Curr Neuropharmacol Source Type: research