Registration-based methods applied to serial high-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of brain volume changes in anorexia nervosa of the restricting type

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a relentless pursuit of thinness and a refusal to maintain the body weight at a minimally acceptable standard for age and height, an abnormal concern about gaining weight, and a disturbance in the way the body weight or shape are experienced, along with a persistent lack in recognizing the severity of the associated weight loss (American Psychiatric Association, 2000, 2013; Klein and Walsh, 2003). AN has the highest rate of mortality among psychiatric disorders, its average prevalence is approximately 0.3%, and up to 90% of patients with AN are young women (Hoek, 2006; Morris and Twaddle, 2007).
Source: Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research