Case report of bulimia associated with increased intracranial pressure.
A patient whose symptoms suggested bulimia was found to have increased intracranial pressure. Following insertion of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, the bulimic symptoms resolved. The relationship between increased CSF pressure and bulimic symptoms is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000209:etiology*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery