Case report of anorexia nervosa associated with Wilson's disease

Wilson's disease is a recessively inherited disorder of copper metabolism with prominent hepatic, hematopoetic, central nervous system (CNS), and ocular involvement. Psychiatric manifestations are notoriously variable. The following case history of a patient with both anorexia nervosa and Wilso...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inThe International journal of eating disorders Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 241 - 244
Main Authors Gwirtsman, H.E. (Mood, Anxiety, and Personality Disorders Research Branch, Rockville, MD), Prager, J, Henkin, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.1993
Wiley
Subjects
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anorexia Nervosa - complications
Anorexia Nervosa - physiopathology
Anorexia Nervosa - psychology
APETITO
APPETIT
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Brain - physiopathology
Ceruloplasmin - metabolism
COBRE
Copper - blood
CUIVRE
Eating behavior disorders
Female
FEMME
FERROXIDASA
FERROXYDASE
Hepatolenticular Degeneration - complications
Hepatolenticular Degeneration - physiopathology
Hepatolenticular Degeneration - psychology
Humans
Liver - pathology
Medical sciences
MUJERES
Neurocognitive Disorders - complications
Neurocognitive Disorders - physiopathology
Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
SERUM SANGUIN
Smell - physiology
SUERO SANGUINEO
Taste - physiology
TRASTORNOS DIGESTIVOS
TRASTORNOS GENETICOS
TROUBLE DIGESTIF
TROUBLE GENETIQUE
Human
Nervous system diseases
Wilson disease
Metabolic diseases
Nervous anorexia
Enzymopathy
Genetic disease
Case study
Concomitant disease
Digestive diseases
Copper
Woman
Alimentary behavior disturbance
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Wilson's disease is a recessively inherited disorder of copper metabolism with prominent hepatic, hematopoetic, central nervous system (CNS), and ocular involvement. Psychiatric manifestations are notoriously variable. The following case history of a patient with both anorexia nervosa and Wilson's disease is presented and discussed in the context of organic CNS lesions associated with anorexia nervosa-like syndromes
Bibliography:S30
9331232
ark:/67375/WNG-39L8DB9N-8
ArticleID:EAT2260130213
istex:79888815D1EC482382A80037791B50CA0EEA6E41
ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ObjectType-Case Study-2
ObjectType-Feature-4
ObjectType-Report-1
ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/1098-108X(199303)13:2<241::AID-EAT2260130213>3.0.CO;2-Y