Anorexia nervosa and the hypothalamus.
A new name, "puberal starvation-amenorrhea", is proposed as more descriptive of the syndrome and less committal concerning its etiology. Though the etiology remains uncertain, a growing body of evidence--deranged hormonal secretory patterns, deficient thermal and water regulation, and other physiologic abnormalities--indicates that a specific hypothalamic dysfunction is responsible for this bizarre, sometimes lethal disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001828:Body Image; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones; D011627:Puberty; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000503:physiopathology; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000209:etiology
D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone