Anorexia due to brain injury.
A woman with severe anorexia following a brain injury, who had been fitted with a gastrostomy, was admitted to the Regional Brain Injury Unit for rehabilitation. Two years after the injury, all her dietary intake is oral but she will not yet ingest solids. The causes of this condition and its management are described and the literature is reviewed.
Lewin
J
J
Watford General Hospital, Herts, UK.
Sumners
D
D
D000328:Adult; D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D002149:Energy Intake; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries*